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Where Were the Planets on August 24, 1918?

Quick Answer

On August 24, 1918, the Sun was in Virgo (0°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (92% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 24, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°02' Pisces at midnight UTC to 9°59' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 24, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°29'51" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1918	Sep 23, 1918 into Libra
Moon	2°32'18" Aries	Direct	Aug 24, 1918	Aug 26, 1918 into Taurus
Mercury	15°37'36" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 28, 1918	Oct 3, 1918 into Libra
Venus	7°02'22" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1918	Sep 12, 1918 into Virgo
Mars	4°36'45" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 17, 1918	Oct 1, 1918 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	8°37'41" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 1918	Aug 2, 1919 into Leo
Saturn	19°43'27" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	25°32'26" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	7°43'49" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	6°17'13" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	18°34'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 24, 1918

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 24, 07:55 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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