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Where Were the Planets on August 25, 1917?

Quick Answer

On August 25, 1917, the Sun was in Virgo (1°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 25, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°43' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 4°36' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 25, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°41'32" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1917	Sep 23, 1917 into Libra
Moon	28°08'00" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 23, 1917	Aug 25, 1917 into Sagittarius
Mercury	28°50'16" Virgo	Direct	Aug 2, 1917	Aug 26, 1917 into Libra
Venus	3°36'00" Libra	Direct	Aug 22, 1917	Sep 16, 1917 into Scorpio
Mars	18°37'55" Cancer	Direct	Jul 28, 1917	Sep 12, 1917 into Leo
Jupiter	9°26'42" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	7°49'28" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	21°19'48" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	5°37'56" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	5°12'19" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	7°50'32" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 25, 1917

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 25, 15:28 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Aug 25, 19:08 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	1°59' Sagittarius

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