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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1917?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 1917, the Sun was in Leo (26°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (7% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°43' Virgo at midnight UTC to 2°38' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°52'18" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1917	Aug 23, 1917 into Virgo
Moon	26°40'26" Virgo	Direct	Aug 18, 1917	Aug 20, 1917 into Libra
Mercury	24°02'39" Virgo	Direct	Aug 2, 1917	Aug 26, 1917 into Libra
Venus	27°34'16" Virgo	Direct	Jul 28, 1917	Aug 22, 1917 into Libra
Mars	15°24'13" Cancer	Direct	Jul 28, 1917	Sep 12, 1917 into Leo
Jupiter	8°51'53" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	7°12'31" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	21°31'37" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	5°27'35" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	5°07'36" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	8°06'25" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 20, 1917

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 18:41 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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