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Where Were the Planets on August 5, 1913?

Quick Answer

On August 5, 1913, the Sun was in Leo (12°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (12% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 5, 1913. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°20' Virgo at midnight UTC to 1°04' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 5, 1913
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°25'59" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1913	Aug 23, 1913 into Virgo
Moon	23°44'35" Virgo	Direct	Aug 3, 1913	Aug 5, 1913 into Libra
Mercury	10°40'42" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 28, 1913	Sep 4, 1913 into Virgo
Venus	29°28'12" Gemini	Direct	Jul 8, 1913	Aug 5, 1913 into Cancer
Mars	4°43'22" Gemini	Direct	Jul 29, 1913	Sep 15, 1913 into Cancer
Jupiter	9°23'54" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 2, 1913	Jan 21, 1914 into Aquarius
Saturn	15°27'22" Gemini	Direct	Mar 26, 1913	Aug 24, 1914 into Cancer
Uranus	5°17'04" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	26°22'31" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	0°34'01" Cancer	Direct	Jul 9, 1913	Dec 28, 1913 into Gemini
North Node	26°16'01" Pisces	Direct	May 27, 1913	Dec 14, 1914 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 5, 1913

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 5, 22:12 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Aug 5, 23:32 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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