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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 1918?

Quick Answer

On August 26, 1918, the Sun was in Virgo (2°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (75% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 26, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°46' Aries at midnight UTC to 9°16' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°25'36" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1918	Sep 23, 1918 into Libra
Moon	2°04'07" Taurus	Direct	Aug 26, 1918	Aug 28, 1918 into Gemini
Mercury	14°27'13" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 28, 1918	Oct 3, 1918 into Libra
Venus	9°28'43" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1918	Sep 12, 1918 into Virgo
Mars	5°53'26" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 17, 1918	Oct 1, 1918 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	8°59'01" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 1918	Aug 2, 1919 into Leo
Saturn	19°58'38" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	25°27'40" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	7°47'57" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	6°19'04" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	18°27'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 26, 1918

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 26, 08:34 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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