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Where Were the Planets on August 1, 1920?

Quick Answer

On August 1, 1920, the Sun was in Leo (8°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 1, 1920. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°02' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 2°26' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 1, 1920
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°53'46" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1920	Aug 23, 1920 into Virgo
Moon	26°13'10" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 30, 1920	Aug 1, 1920 into Pisces
Mercury	0°37'40" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1920	Aug 2, 1920 into Cancer
Venus	16°49'02" Leo	Direct	Jul 18, 1920	Aug 12, 1920 into Virgo
Mars	10°00'09" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 10, 1920	Sep 4, 1920 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	24°25'05" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1919	Aug 27, 1920 into Virgo
Saturn	10°27'13" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	4°40'36" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	11°10'54" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	8°04'32" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	11°04'33" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1919	Feb 26, 1921 into Libra

Sky Events on August 1, 1920

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 1, 19:17 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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