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Where Were the Planets on August 21, 1916?

Quick Answer

On August 21, 1916, the Sun was in Leo (28°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (41% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 21, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°50' Gemini at midnight UTC to 14°56' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 21, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°03'58" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1916	Aug 23, 1916 into Virgo
Moon	8°55'14" Gemini	Direct	Aug 20, 1916	Aug 23, 1916 into Cancer
Mercury	18°54'45" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1916	Aug 29, 1916 into Libra
Venus	14°26'40" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1916	Sep 8, 1916 into Leo
Mars	18°06'17" Libra	Direct	Jul 23, 1916	Sep 8, 1916 into Scorpio
Jupiter	5°22'59" Taurus	Direct	Jun 26, 1916	Oct 26, 1916 into Aries
Saturn	25°04'43" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	17°17'56" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	3°21'47" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°03'23" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	27°22'56" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 21, 1916

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 41% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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