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Where Were the Planets on August 28, 1909?

Quick Answer

On August 28, 1909, the Sun was in Virgo (4°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (90% illuminated). Mars, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 28, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°16' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 4°23' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 28, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°30'55" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1909	Sep 23, 1909 into Libra
Moon	27°16'37" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 26, 1909	Aug 28, 1909 into Aquarius
Mercury	24°46'33" Virgo	Direct	Aug 13, 1909	Sep 1, 1909 into Libra
Venus	6°36'16" Libra	Direct	Aug 23, 1909	Sep 17, 1909 into Scorpio
Mars	6°35'35" Aries	Retrograde	Jul 21, 1909	Sep 26, 1909 into Pisces
Jupiter	20°27'04" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	22°46'19" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	17°27'55" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	18°31'18" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	26°43'53" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	12°24'53" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 28, 1909

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 28, 11:47 UTC	Venus opposite Mars	Exact opposition
Aug 28, 16:36 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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