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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1915?

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On August 16, 1915, the Sun was in Leo (22°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (32% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1915. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°37' Libra at midnight UTC to 8°34' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1915
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°31'47" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1915	Aug 24, 1915 into Virgo
Moon	1°35'10" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 16, 1915	Aug 18, 1915 into Sagittarius
Mercury	24°42'52" Leo	Direct	Aug 4, 1915	Aug 19, 1915 into Virgo
Venus	15°06'13" Leo	Direct	Aug 4, 1915	Aug 28, 1915 into Virgo
Mars	28°07'18" Gemini	Direct	Jul 6, 1915	Aug 19, 1915 into Cancer
Jupiter	27°15'17" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 4, 1915	Feb 12, 1916 into Aries
Saturn	11°55'51" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	13°19'36" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	1°01'27" Leo	Direct	Jul 19, 1915	Mar 19, 1916 into Cancer
Pluto	2°52'57" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	17°01'41" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 14, 1914	Jul 3, 1916 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 16, 1915

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 32% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 09:16 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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