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Where Were the Planets on August 30, 1917?

Quick Answer

On August 30, 1917, the Sun was in Virgo (6°31' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 30, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°20' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 15°17' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 30, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°31'19" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1917	Sep 23, 1917 into Libra
Moon	7°46'34" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 29, 1917	Aug 31, 1917 into Pisces
Mercury	2°18'43" Libra	Direct	Aug 26, 1917	Sep 14, 1917 into Virgo
Venus	9°36'54" Libra	Direct	Aug 22, 1917	Sep 16, 1917 into Scorpio
Mars	21°49'59" Cancer	Direct	Jul 28, 1917	Sep 12, 1917 into Leo
Jupiter	9°57'40" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	8°25'39" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	21°08'15" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	5°47'59" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	5°16'34" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	7°34'39" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 30, 1917

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 30, 19:31 UTC	Venus trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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