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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 1911?

Quick Answer

On August 26, 1911, the Sun was in Virgo (2°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (7% illuminated). Venus and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 26, 1911. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°24' Virgo at midnight UTC to 8°51' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 1911
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°07'21" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1911	Sep 24, 1911 into Libra
Moon	2°11'35" Libra	Direct	Aug 26, 1911	Aug 28, 1911 into Scorpio
Mercury	24°09'19" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Jul 30, 1911	Oct 6, 1911 into Libra
Venus	29°26'57" Virgo	Stationing direct	Jul 7, 1911	Nov 9, 1911 into Libra
Mars	25°05'27" Taurus	Direct	Jul 15, 1911	Sep 5, 1911 into Gemini
Jupiter	8°47'16" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 11, 1910	Dec 10, 1911 into Sagittarius
Saturn	20°10'50" Taurus	Direct	Jan 20, 1911	Jul 7, 1912 into Gemini
Uranus	26°02'45" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	22°46'15" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	28°47'18" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	3°51'51" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1910	Nov 7, 1911 into Aries

Sky Events on August 26, 1911

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 26, 08:05 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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