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Where Were the Planets on August 5, 1919?

Quick Answer

On August 5, 1919, the Sun was in Leo (12°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (66% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 5, 1919. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°06' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 5°56' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 5, 1919
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°00'26" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1919	Aug 24, 1919 into Virgo
Moon	0°01'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 5, 1919	Aug 7, 1919 into Capricorn
Mercury	28°21'48" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 2, 1919	Sep 9, 1919 into Virgo
Venus	22°09'30" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1919	Nov 9, 1919 into Libra
Mars	18°28'29" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 1919	Aug 23, 1919 into Leo
Jupiter	0°41'37" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1919	Aug 27, 1920 into Virgo
Saturn	29°07'10" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	0°26'22" Pisces	Retrograde	Apr 1, 1919	Aug 16, 1919 into Aquarius
Neptune	9°10'09" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	7°02'10" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	0°14'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 5, 1919

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 66% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 5, 11:57 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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