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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1912?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 1912, the Sun was in Leo (23°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (18% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1912. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°41' Libra at midnight UTC to 20°39' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1912
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°13'07" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1912	Aug 23, 1912 into Virgo
Moon	13°44'21" Libra	Direct	Aug 15, 1912	Aug 17, 1912 into Scorpio
Mercury	3°45'45" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1912	Aug 21, 1912 into Leo
Venus	4°38'38" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1912	Sep 6, 1912 into Libra
Mars	18°59'45" Virgo	Direct	Jul 17, 1912	Sep 2, 1912 into Libra
Jupiter	5°50'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1911	Jan 2, 1913 into Capricorn
Saturn	3°16'07" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1912	Nov 30, 1912 into Taurus
Uranus	0°36'14" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 30, 1912	Sep 4, 1912 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°37'33" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	29°42'30" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	15°00'45" Aries	Direct	Nov 7, 1911	May 27, 1913 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 16, 1912

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 00:54 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction

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