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Where Were the Planets on August 2, 1913?

Quick Answer

On August 2, 1913, the Sun was in Leo (9°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 2, 1913. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°35' Leo at midnight UTC to 16°26' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 2, 1913
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°33'33" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1913	Aug 23, 1913 into Virgo
Moon	9°00'08" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 1913	Aug 3, 1913 into Virgo
Mercury	12°58'15" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 28, 1913	Sep 4, 1913 into Virgo
Venus	26°10'48" Gemini	Direct	Jul 8, 1913	Aug 5, 1913 into Cancer
Mars	2°43'43" Gemini	Direct	Jul 29, 1913	Sep 15, 1913 into Cancer
Jupiter	9°40'30" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 2, 1913	Jan 21, 1914 into Aquarius
Saturn	15°10'54" Gemini	Direct	Mar 26, 1913	Aug 24, 1914 into Cancer
Uranus	5°24'13" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	26°16'01" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	0°30'35" Cancer	Direct	Jul 9, 1913	Dec 28, 1913 into Gemini
North Node	26°25'33" Pisces	Direct	May 27, 1913	Dec 14, 1914 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 2, 1913

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 2, 12:58 UTC	New Moon in Leo	9°36' Leo

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