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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1912?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 1912, the Sun was in Leo (27°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (58% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 1912. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°00' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 12°25' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1912
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°04'06" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1912	Aug 23, 1912 into Virgo
Moon	6°15'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 19, 1912	Aug 22, 1912 into Capricorn
Mercury	0°33'49" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1912	Aug 21, 1912 into Leo
Venus	9°34'58" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1912	Sep 6, 1912 into Libra
Mars	21°32'14" Virgo	Direct	Jul 17, 1912	Sep 2, 1912 into Libra
Jupiter	6°02'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1911	Jan 2, 1913 into Capricorn
Saturn	3°28'11" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1912	Nov 30, 1912 into Taurus
Uranus	0°27'49" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 30, 1912	Sep 4, 1912 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°45'27" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	29°46'05" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	14°48'03" Aries	Direct	Nov 7, 1911	May 27, 1913 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 20, 1912

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 58% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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