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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1919?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 1919, the Sun was in Leo (26°24' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (30% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 1919. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°28' Gemini at midnight UTC to 27°31' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1919
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°24'24" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1919	Aug 24, 1919 into Virgo
Moon	20°30'47" Gemini	Direct	Aug 19, 1919	Aug 21, 1919 into Cancer
Mercury	18°02'20" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 2, 1919	Sep 9, 1919 into Virgo
Venus	27°07'38" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Jul 7, 1919	Nov 9, 1919 into Libra
Mars	28°13'17" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 1919	Aug 23, 1919 into Leo
Jupiter	3°57'15" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1919	Aug 27, 1920 into Virgo
Saturn	0°59'57" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	29°51'29" Aquarius	Retrograde	Aug 16, 1919	Jan 22, 1920 into Pisces
Neptune	9°43'06" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	7°19'28" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	29°27'03" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1919	Feb 26, 1921 into Libra

Sky Events on August 20, 1919

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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