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Where Were the Planets on August 5, 1918?

Quick Answer

On August 5, 1918, the Sun was in Leo (12°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 5, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°56' Cancer at midnight UTC to 2°44' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 5, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°14'20" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1918	Aug 23, 1918 into Virgo
Moon	26°22'13" Cancer	Direct	Aug 3, 1918	Aug 5, 1918 into Leo
Mercury	9°33'17" Virgo	Direct	Jul 28, 1918	Oct 3, 1918 into Libra
Venus	14°02'00" Cancer	Direct	Jul 24, 1918	Aug 18, 1918 into Leo
Mars	22°52'49" Libra	Direct	Jun 23, 1918	Aug 17, 1918 into Scorpio
Jupiter	4°58'28" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 1918	Aug 2, 1919 into Leo
Saturn	17°17'46" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	26°17'26" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	7°02'39" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	5°56'23" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	19°34'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 5, 1918

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 5, 18:48 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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