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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1920?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 1920, the Sun was in Leo (23°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (7% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1920. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°36' Virgo at midnight UTC to 1°25' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1920
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°17'04" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1920	Aug 23, 1920 into Virgo
Moon	24°34'50" Virgo	Direct	Aug 14, 1920	Aug 16, 1920 into Libra
Mercury	4°40'45" Leo	Direct	Aug 10, 1920	Aug 31, 1920 into Virgo
Venus	5°19'19" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1920	Sep 5, 1920 into Libra
Mars	18°13'12" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 10, 1920	Sep 4, 1920 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	27°39'41" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1919	Aug 27, 1920 into Virgo
Saturn	12°13'05" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	4°07'15" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	11°44'08" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	8°22'50" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	10°16'53" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1919	Feb 26, 1921 into Libra

Sky Events on August 16, 1920

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 21:27 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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