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Where Were the Planets on August 28, 1918?

Quick Answer

On August 28, 1918, the Sun was in Virgo (4°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 28, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°26' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°14' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 28, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°21'29" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1918	Sep 23, 1918 into Libra
Moon	0°23'24" Gemini	Direct	Aug 28, 1918	Aug 30, 1918 into Cancer
Mercury	12°56'58" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 28, 1918	Oct 3, 1918 into Libra
Venus	11°55'16" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1918	Sep 12, 1918 into Virgo
Mars	7°10'35" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 17, 1918	Oct 1, 1918 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	9°20'00" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 1918	Aug 2, 1919 into Leo
Saturn	20°13'44" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	25°22'57" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	7°52'03" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	6°20'51" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	18°21'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 28, 1918

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 28, 11:19 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Aug 28, 19:27 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	4°39' Gemini

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