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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1905?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1905, the Sun was in Leo (29°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (48% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1905. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°19' Taurus at midnight UTC to 8°28' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1905
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°39'33" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1905	Aug 23, 1905 into Virgo
Moon	2°22'40" Gemini	Direct	Aug 23, 1905	Aug 25, 1905 into Cancer
Mercury	11°39'18" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 27, 1905	Oct 1, 1905 into Libra
Venus	19°13'37" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 1905	Sep 1, 1905 into Leo
Mars	0°56'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 21, 1905	Oct 8, 1905 into Capricorn
Jupiter	4°44'08" Gemini	Direct	Jul 21, 1905	Dec 4, 1905 into Taurus
Saturn	29°30'39" Aquarius	Retrograde	Aug 17, 1905	Jan 8, 1906 into Pisces
Uranus	0°21'56" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	9°42'03" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	22°34'23" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	0°02'42" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on August 23, 1905

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 06:10 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	29°25' Taurus
Aug 23, 07:18 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Aug 23, 08:35 UTC	The Sun opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
Aug 23, 20:29 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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