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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1916?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1916, the Sun was in Leo (29°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (23% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°52' Gemini at midnight UTC to 8°40' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°59'39" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1916	Aug 23, 1916 into Virgo
Moon	2°46'56" Cancer	Direct	Aug 23, 1916	Aug 25, 1916 into Leo
Mercury	21°55'47" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1916	Aug 29, 1916 into Libra
Venus	15°55'30" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1916	Sep 8, 1916 into Leo
Mars	19°23'12" Libra	Direct	Jul 23, 1916	Sep 8, 1916 into Scorpio
Jupiter	5°24'09" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Jun 26, 1916	Oct 26, 1916 into Aries
Saturn	25°18'34" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	17°13'18" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	3°25'52" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°05'13" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	27°16'35" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 23, 1916

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 06:21 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Aug 23, 12:08 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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