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Where Were the Planets on August 22, 1912?

Quick Answer

On August 22, 1912, the Sun was in Leo (28°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (76% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 22, 1912. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°37' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 6°38' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 22, 1912
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°59'42" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1912	Aug 23, 1912 into Virgo
Moon	0°38'48" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 22, 1912	Aug 24, 1912 into Aquarius
Mercury	28°47'53" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 21, 1912	Sep 10, 1912 into Virgo
Venus	12°03'08" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1912	Sep 6, 1912 into Libra
Mars	22°48'42" Virgo	Direct	Jul 17, 1912	Sep 2, 1912 into Libra
Jupiter	6°08'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1911	Jan 2, 1913 into Capricorn
Saturn	3°33'38" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1912	Nov 30, 1912 into Taurus
Uranus	0°23'45" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 30, 1912	Sep 4, 1912 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°49'18" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	29°47'47" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	14°41'42" Aries	Direct	Nov 7, 1911	May 27, 1913 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 22, 1912

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 76% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 22, 09:26 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Aug 22, 10:42 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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