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Where Were the Planets on August 15, 1909?

Quick Answer

On August 15, 1909, the Sun was in Leo (21°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), 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 15, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°09' Leo at midnight UTC to 22°30' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 15, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°59'09" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1909	Aug 23, 1909 into Virgo
Moon	16°21'22" Leo	Direct	Aug 14, 1909	Aug 16, 1909 into Virgo
Mercury	2°57'52" Virgo	Direct	Aug 13, 1909	Sep 1, 1909 into Libra
Venus	20°54'08" Virgo	Direct	Jul 29, 1909	Aug 23, 1909 into Libra
Mars	6°23'37" Aries	Direct	Jul 21, 1909	Sep 26, 1909 into Pisces
Jupiter	17°44'33" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	23°08'19" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	17°49'04" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	18°07'54" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	26°33'54" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	13°06'11" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 15, 1909

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 15, 19:40 UTC	Jupiter trine Uranus	Exact trine
Aug 15, 23:55 UTC	New Moon in Leo	22°28' Leo

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