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Where Were the Planets on August 6, 1912?

Quick Answer

On August 6, 1912, the Sun was in Leo (13°37' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 6, 1912. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°58' Taurus at midnight UTC to 24°14' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 6, 1912
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°37'02" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1912	Aug 23, 1912 into Virgo
Moon	17°33'18" Taurus	Direct	Aug 5, 1912	Aug 7, 1912 into Gemini
Mercury	6°24'41" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1912	Aug 21, 1912 into Leo
Venus	22°18'05" Leo	Direct	Jul 19, 1912	Aug 12, 1912 into Virgo
Mars	12°41'04" Virgo	Direct	Jul 17, 1912	Sep 2, 1912 into Libra
Jupiter	5°34'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1911	Jan 2, 1913 into Capricorn
Saturn	2°39'24" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1912	Nov 30, 1912 into Taurus
Uranus	0°58'42" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 30, 1912	Sep 4, 1912 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°16'50" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	29°32'22" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	15°32'32" Aries	Direct	Nov 7, 1911	May 27, 1913 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 6, 1912

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 6, 04:17 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	13°18' Taurus

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