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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1914?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1914, the Sun was in Leo (23°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (18% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1914. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°43' Gemini at midnight UTC to 9°33' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1914
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°43'05" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1914	Aug 24, 1914 into Virgo
Moon	3°06'11" Cancer	Direct	Aug 17, 1914	Aug 19, 1914 into Leo
Mercury	10°27'47" Leo	Direct	Aug 11, 1914	Aug 27, 1914 into Virgo
Venus	7°30'39" Libra	Direct	Aug 10, 1914	Sep 7, 1914 into Scorpio
Mars	1°50'36" Libra	Direct	Aug 14, 1914	Sep 29, 1914 into Scorpio
Jupiter	16°29'24" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 21, 1914	Feb 4, 1915 into Pisces
Saturn	29°21'20" Gemini	Direct	Mar 26, 1913	Aug 24, 1914 into Cancer
Uranus	9°03'48" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	28°55'40" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	1°49'58" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	6°18'12" Pisces	Direct	May 27, 1913	Dec 14, 1914 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 17, 1914

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 06:10 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Aug 17, 11:35 UTC	Mars square Pluto	Exact square

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