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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1904?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1904, the Sun was in Leo (29°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1904. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°56' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 8°00' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1904
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°53'43" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1904	Aug 23, 1904 into Virgo
Moon	1°59'51" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 23, 1904	Aug 25, 1904 into Pisces
Mercury	26°55'21" Virgo	Direct	Aug 1, 1904	Aug 28, 1904 into Libra
Venus	12°36'47" Virgo	Direct	Aug 13, 1904	Sep 6, 1904 into Libra
Mars	5°22'28" Leo	Direct	Aug 15, 1904	Oct 1, 1904 into Virgo
Jupiter	0°11'44" Taurus	Retrograde	Aug 8, 1904	Aug 31, 1904 into Aries
Saturn	16°42'51" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	26°01'05" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°31'59" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	21°33'55" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	19°22'23" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on August 23, 1904

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 08:02 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Aug 23, 14:36 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 23, 19:23 UTC	The Sun trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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