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Where Were the Planets on August 15, 1906?

Quick Answer

On August 15, 1906, the Sun was in Leo (21°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (20% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 15, 1906. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°47' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°50' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 15, 1906
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°43'30" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1906	Aug 24, 1906 into Virgo
Moon	28°48'13" Gemini	Direct	Aug 13, 1906	Aug 15, 1906 into Cancer
Mercury	16°31'48" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1906	Sep 7, 1906 into Virgo
Venus	4°53'35" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1906	Sep 7, 1906 into Scorpio
Mars	12°09'08" Leo	Direct	Jul 27, 1906	Sep 12, 1906 into Virgo
Jupiter	3°02'53" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1906	Aug 18, 1907 into Leo
Saturn	13°09'19" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 8, 1906	Mar 19, 1908 into Aries
Uranus	4°51'43" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	11°38'17" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	23°29'11" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	11°08'26" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1905	Mar 13, 1907 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 15, 1906

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 20% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 15, 11:20 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Exact square
Aug 15, 14:22 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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