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Where Were the Planets on August 15, 1918?

Quick Answer

On August 15, 1918, the Sun was in Leo (21°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (55% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 15, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°41' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 3°54' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 15, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°50'08" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1918	Aug 23, 1918 into Virgo
Moon	27°46'18" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 13, 1918	Aug 15, 1918 into Sagittarius
Mercury	16°14'13" Virgo	Direct	Jul 28, 1918	Oct 3, 1918 into Libra
Venus	26°06'17" Cancer	Direct	Jul 24, 1918	Aug 18, 1918 into Leo
Mars	28°57'33" Libra	Direct	Jun 23, 1918	Aug 17, 1918 into Scorpio
Jupiter	6°57'19" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 1918	Aug 2, 1919 into Leo
Saturn	18°34'38" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	25°53'56" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	7°24'38" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	6°08'02" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	19°02'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 15, 1918

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 15, 16:22 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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