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Where Were the Planets on August 21, 1912?

Quick Answer

On August 21, 1912, the Sun was in Leo (28°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (68% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 21, 1912. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°25' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 24°36' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 21, 1912
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°01'54" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1912	Aug 23, 1912 into Virgo
Moon	18°32'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 19, 1912	Aug 22, 1912 into Capricorn
Mercury	29°40'53" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 21, 1912	Sep 10, 1912 into Virgo
Venus	10°49'03" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1912	Sep 6, 1912 into Libra
Mars	22°10'27" Virgo	Direct	Jul 17, 1912	Sep 2, 1912 into Libra
Jupiter	6°05'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1911	Jan 2, 1913 into Capricorn
Saturn	3°30'57" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1912	Nov 30, 1912 into Taurus
Uranus	0°25'46" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 30, 1912	Sep 4, 1912 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°47'23" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	29°46'57" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	14°44'52" Aries	Direct	Nov 7, 1911	May 27, 1913 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 21, 1912

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 21, 03:21 UTC	Mercury re-enters Leo (retrograde)	Leaves Virgo
Aug 21, 09:18 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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