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Where Were the Planets on August 12, 1920?

Quick Answer

On August 12, 1920, the Sun was in Leo (19°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (4% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 12, 1920. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°01' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°54' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 12, 1920
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°26'22" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1920	Aug 23, 1920 into Virgo
Moon	26°28'06" Cancer	Direct	Aug 10, 1920	Aug 12, 1920 into Leo
Mercury	1°08'25" Leo	Direct	Aug 10, 1920	Aug 31, 1920 into Virgo
Venus	0°23'06" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1920	Sep 5, 1920 into Libra
Mars	15°56'27" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 10, 1920	Sep 4, 1920 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	26°47'28" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1919	Aug 27, 1920 into Virgo
Saturn	11°44'11" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	4°16'30" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	11°35'20" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	8°18'15" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	10°29'36" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1919	Feb 26, 1921 into Libra

Sky Events on August 12, 1920

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 12, 04:30 UTC	Venus enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 12, 17:41 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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