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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1919?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1919, the Sun was in Leo (29°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). Mercury, Venus and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1919. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°24' Cancer at midnight UTC to 9°08' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1919
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°17'51" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1919	Aug 24, 1919 into Virgo
Moon	2°17'47" Leo	Direct	Aug 23, 1919	Aug 25, 1919 into Virgo
Mercury	16°47'45" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 2, 1919	Sep 9, 1919 into Virgo
Venus	27°13'47" Virgo	Stationing direct	Jul 7, 1919	Nov 9, 1919 into Libra
Mars	0°09'10" Leo	Direct	Aug 23, 1919	Oct 10, 1919 into Virgo
Jupiter	4°35'32" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1919	Aug 27, 1920 into Virgo
Saturn	1°22'47" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	29°44'18" Aquarius	Retrograde	Aug 16, 1919	Jan 22, 1920 into Pisces
Neptune	9°49'31" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	7°22'32" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	29°17'31" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1919	Feb 26, 1921 into Libra

Sky Events on August 23, 1919

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 06:17 UTC	Mars enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Aug 23, 07:59 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Aug 23, 22:32 UTC	The Sun opposite Uranus	Exact opposition

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