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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1916?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 1916, the Sun was in Leo (27°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°27' Taurus at midnight UTC to 2°49' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°06'10" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1916	Aug 23, 1916 into Virgo
Moon	26°41'16" Taurus	Direct	Aug 18, 1916	Aug 20, 1916 into Gemini
Mercury	17°22'05" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1916	Aug 29, 1916 into Libra
Venus	13°43'40" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1916	Sep 8, 1916 into Leo
Mars	17°27'57" Libra	Direct	Jul 23, 1916	Sep 8, 1916 into Scorpio
Jupiter	5°22'06" Taurus	Direct	Jun 26, 1916	Oct 26, 1916 into Aries
Saturn	24°57'44" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	17°20'17" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	3°19'42" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°02'26" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	27°26'07" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 20, 1916

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 07:28 UTC	Mars trine Uranus	Exact trine
Aug 20, 12:53 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	27°08' Taurus
Aug 20, 18:26 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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