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Where Were the Planets on August 2, 1920?

Quick Answer

On August 2, 1920, the Sun was in Leo (9°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 2, 1920. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°26' Pisces at midnight UTC to 15°00' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 2, 1920
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°51'10" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1920	Aug 23, 1920 into Virgo
Moon	8°42'30" Pisces	Direct	Aug 1, 1920	Aug 4, 1920 into Aries
Mercury	0°10'16" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1920	Aug 2, 1920 into Cancer
Venus	18°03'00" Leo	Direct	Jul 18, 1920	Aug 12, 1920 into Virgo
Mars	10°31'16" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 10, 1920	Sep 4, 1920 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	24°37'55" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1919	Aug 27, 1920 into Virgo
Saturn	10°34'02" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	4°38'31" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	11°13'07" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	8°05'50" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	11°01'22" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1919	Feb 26, 1921 into Libra

Sky Events on August 2, 1920

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 2, 14:43 UTC	Mars sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Aug 2, 22:17 UTC	Mercury re-enters Cancer (retrograde)	Leaves Leo

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