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Where Were the Planets on August 18, 1919?

Quick Answer

On August 18, 1919, the Sun was in Leo (24°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 18, 1919. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°15' Taurus at midnight UTC to 29°22' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 18, 1919
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°28'54" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1919	Aug 24, 1919 into Virgo
Moon	22°19'38" Taurus	Direct	Aug 16, 1919	Aug 19, 1919 into Gemini
Mercury	19°20'04" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 2, 1919	Sep 9, 1919 into Virgo
Venus	26°52'29" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1919	Nov 9, 1919 into Libra
Mars	26°55'49" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 1919	Aug 23, 1919 into Leo
Jupiter	3°31'32" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1919	Aug 27, 1920 into Virgo
Saturn	0°44'45" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	29°56'15" Aquarius	Retrograde	Aug 16, 1919	Jan 22, 1920 into Pisces
Neptune	9°38'46" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	7°17'21" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	29°33'24" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1919	Feb 26, 1921 into Libra

Sky Events on August 18, 1919

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 18, 09:13 UTC	Venus sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Aug 18, 15:56 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	24°38' Taurus

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