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Where Were the Planets on August 28, 1916?

Quick Answer

On August 28, 1916, the Sun was in Virgo (4°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 28, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°12' Leo at midnight UTC to 8°24' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 28, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°49'20" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1916	Sep 23, 1916 into Libra
Moon	2°17'21" Virgo	Direct	Aug 28, 1916	Aug 30, 1916 into Libra
Mercury	29°02'58" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1916	Aug 29, 1916 into Libra
Venus	19°52'40" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1916	Sep 8, 1916 into Leo
Mars	22°37'00" Libra	Direct	Jul 23, 1916	Sep 8, 1916 into Scorpio
Jupiter	5°23'32" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1916	Oct 26, 1916 into Aries
Saturn	25°52'25" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	17°01'54" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	3°35'53" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°09'31" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	27°00'42" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 28, 1916

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 28, 07:29 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 28, 17:24 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	5°02' Virgo

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