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Where Were the Planets on August 6, 1918?

Quick Answer

On August 6, 1918, the Sun was in Leo (13°11' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 6, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°45' Leo at midnight UTC to 15°21' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 6, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°11'51" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1918	Aug 23, 1918 into Virgo
Moon	9°05'10" Leo	Direct	Aug 5, 1918	Aug 8, 1918 into Virgo
Mercury	10°28'57" Virgo	Direct	Jul 28, 1918	Oct 3, 1918 into Libra
Venus	15°14'12" Cancer	Direct	Jul 24, 1918	Aug 18, 1918 into Leo
Mars	23°28'40" Libra	Direct	Jun 23, 1918	Aug 17, 1918 into Scorpio
Jupiter	5°10'40" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 1918	Aug 2, 1919 into Leo
Saturn	17°25'26" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	26°15'08" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	7°04'52" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	5°57'37" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	19°31'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 6, 1918

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 6, 20:29 UTC	New Moon in Leo	13°32' Leo

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