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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1918?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1918, the Sun was in Leo (23°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (74% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°25' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 29°17' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°45'29" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1918	Aug 23, 1918 into Virgo
Moon	22°48'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 15, 1918	Aug 18, 1918 into Capricorn
Mercury	16°44'18" Virgo	Direct	Jul 28, 1918	Oct 3, 1918 into Libra
Venus	28°31'44" Cancer	Direct	Jul 24, 1918	Aug 18, 1918 into Leo
Mars	0°12'05" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 17, 1918	Oct 1, 1918 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	7°20'12" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 1918	Aug 2, 1919 into Leo
Saturn	18°49'59" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	25°49'10" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	7°28'58" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	6°10'11" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	18°56'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 17, 1918

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 04:14 UTC	Mars enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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