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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1906?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 1906, the Sun was in Leo (26°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 1906. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°18' Leo at midnight UTC to 8°36' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1906
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°32'12" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1906	Aug 24, 1906 into Virgo
Moon	1°55'52" Virgo	Direct	Aug 20, 1906	Aug 22, 1906 into Libra
Mercury	14°02'59" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1906	Sep 7, 1906 into Virgo
Venus	10°27'04" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1906	Sep 7, 1906 into Scorpio
Mars	15°20'58" Leo	Direct	Jul 27, 1906	Sep 12, 1906 into Virgo
Jupiter	3°57'41" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1906	Aug 18, 1907 into Leo
Saturn	12°48'19" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 8, 1906	Mar 19, 1908 into Aries
Uranus	4°45'14" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	11°47'03" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	23°33'06" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	10°52'32" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1905	Mar 13, 1907 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 20, 1906

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 01:12 UTC	Partial Solar Eclipse in Leo	26°06' Leo
Aug 20, 08:30 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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