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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1917?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1917, the Sun was in Leo (29°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (28% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°48' Libra at midnight UTC to 9°07' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°45'47" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1917	Aug 23, 1917 into Virgo
Moon	2°56'41" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 23, 1917	Aug 25, 1917 into Sagittarius
Mercury	27°03'30" Virgo	Direct	Aug 2, 1917	Aug 26, 1917 into Libra
Venus	1°11'24" Libra	Direct	Aug 22, 1917	Sep 16, 1917 into Scorpio
Mars	17°20'38" Cancer	Direct	Jul 28, 1917	Sep 12, 1917 into Leo
Jupiter	9°13'14" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	7°34'46" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	21°24'30" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	5°33'50" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	5°10'29" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	7°56'53" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 23, 1917

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 28% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 06:15 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Aug 23, 17:53 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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