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Where Were the Planets on August 29, 1916?

Quick Answer

On August 29, 1916, the Sun was in Virgo (5°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 29, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°24' Virgo at midnight UTC to 20°47' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 29, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°47'21" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1916	Sep 23, 1916 into Libra
Moon	14°34'59" Virgo	Direct	Aug 28, 1916	Aug 30, 1916 into Libra
Mercury	0°23'53" Libra	Direct	Aug 29, 1916	Nov 4, 1916 into Scorpio
Venus	20°42'25" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1916	Sep 8, 1916 into Leo
Mars	23°16'01" Libra	Direct	Jul 23, 1916	Sep 8, 1916 into Scorpio
Jupiter	5°22'49" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1916	Oct 26, 1916 into Aries
Saturn	25°59'02" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	16°59'40" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	3°37'50" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°10'19" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	26°57'31" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 29, 1916

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 29, 01:59 UTC	The Sun trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Aug 29, 04:52 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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