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Where Were the Planets on August 9, 1917?

Quick Answer

On August 9, 1917, the Sun was in Leo (16°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 9, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°23' Taurus at midnight UTC to 18°51' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 9, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°17'53" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1917	Aug 23, 1917 into Virgo
Moon	12°11'00" Taurus	Direct	Aug 8, 1917	Aug 10, 1917 into Gemini
Mercury	10°11'33" Virgo	Direct	Aug 2, 1917	Aug 26, 1917 into Libra
Venus	14°16'03" Virgo	Direct	Jul 28, 1917	Aug 22, 1917 into Libra
Mars	8°12'32" Cancer	Direct	Jul 28, 1917	Sep 12, 1917 into Leo
Jupiter	7°22'43" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	5°49'13" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	21°57'53" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	5°03'54" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°55'48" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	8°41'22" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 9, 1917

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 9, 19:56 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	16°37' Taurus

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