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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 1908?

Quick Answer

On August 26, 1908, the Sun was in Virgo (2°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 26, 1908. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°55' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°45' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 1908
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°49'02" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1908	Sep 23, 1908 into Libra
Moon	27°50'28" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1908	Aug 26, 1908 into Virgo
Mercury	8°32'12" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1908	Sep 7, 1908 into Libra
Venus	18°35'14" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1908	Sep 8, 1908 into Leo
Mars	1°24'46" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1908	Oct 10, 1908 into Libra
Jupiter	26°21'28" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1907	Sep 12, 1908 into Virgo
Saturn	9°10'54" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	13°13'50" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	16°18'19" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	25°40'40" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	1°50'55" Cancer	Direct	Mar 13, 1907	Sep 30, 1908 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 26, 1908

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 26, 16:22 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 26, 22:59 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	3°15' Virgo

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