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Where Were the Planets on August 18, 1904?

Quick Answer

On August 18, 1904, the Sun was in Leo (25°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 18, 1904. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°17' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 5°34' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 18, 1904
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°04'46" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1904	Aug 23, 1904 into Virgo
Moon	28°58'51" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 16, 1904	Aug 18, 1904 into Sagittarius
Mercury	22°22'17" Virgo	Direct	Aug 1, 1904	Aug 28, 1904 into Libra
Venus	6°26'16" Virgo	Direct	Aug 13, 1904	Sep 6, 1904 into Libra
Mars	2°09'53" Leo	Direct	Aug 15, 1904	Oct 1, 1904 into Virgo
Jupiter	0°12'30" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Aug 8, 1904	Aug 31, 1904 into Aries
Saturn	17°04'42" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	26°04'46" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°24'07" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	21°30'34" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	19°38'16" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on August 18, 1904

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 18, 04:27 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	24°46' Scorpio
Aug 18, 13:50 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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