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Where Were the Planets on August 5, 1906?

Quick Answer

On August 5, 1906, the Sun was in Leo (12°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (99% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 5, 1906. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°37' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 1°20' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 5, 1906
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°07'54" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1906	Aug 24, 1906 into Virgo
Moon	24°31'41" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 3, 1906	Aug 5, 1906 into Pisces
Mercury	24°02'19" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1906	Sep 7, 1906 into Virgo
Venus	23°36'49" Virgo	Direct	Jul 16, 1906	Aug 11, 1906 into Libra
Mars	5°44'19" Leo	Direct	Jul 27, 1906	Sep 12, 1906 into Virgo
Jupiter	1°07'09" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1906	Aug 18, 1907 into Leo
Saturn	13°47'28" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 8, 1906	Mar 19, 1908 into Aries
Uranus	5°07'37" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	11°19'22" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	23°20'04" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	11°40'12" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1905	Mar 13, 1907 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 5, 1906

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 5, 06:01 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Exact square
Aug 5, 21:36 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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