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Where Were the Planets on August 5, 1917?

Quick Answer

On August 5, 1917, the Sun was in Leo (12°27' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (92% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 5, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°22' Pisces at midnight UTC to 22°23' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 5, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°27'54" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1917	Aug 23, 1917 into Virgo
Moon	14°54'57" Pisces	Direct	Aug 4, 1917	Aug 6, 1917 into Aries
Mercury	4°14'46" Virgo	Direct	Aug 2, 1917	Aug 26, 1917 into Libra
Venus	9°25'08" Virgo	Direct	Jul 28, 1917	Aug 22, 1917 into Libra
Mars	5°33'46" Cancer	Direct	Jul 28, 1917	Sep 12, 1917 into Leo
Jupiter	6°46'24" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	5°18'28" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	22°07'21" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°55'06" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°51'05" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	8°54'05" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 5, 1917

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 5, 21:34 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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