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Where Were the Planets on August 6, 1916?

Quick Answer

On August 6, 1916, the Sun was in Leo (13°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 6, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°14' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 15°39' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 6, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°39'32" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1916	Aug 23, 1916 into Virgo
Moon	8°54'46" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 5, 1916	Aug 8, 1916 into Sagittarius
Mercury	23°11'24" Leo	Direct	Jul 26, 1916	Aug 10, 1916 into Virgo
Venus	5°46'24" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1916	Sep 8, 1916 into Leo
Mars	8°40'11" Libra	Direct	Jul 23, 1916	Sep 8, 1916 into Scorpio
Jupiter	4°49'29" Taurus	Direct	Jun 26, 1916	Oct 26, 1916 into Aries
Saturn	23°16'07" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	17°53'37" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	2°49'44" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°47'28" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	28°10'36" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 6, 1916

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 6, 21:05 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	14°01' Scorpio

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