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Where Were the Planets on August 19, 1920?

Quick Answer

On August 19, 1920, the Sun was in Leo (26°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (31% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 19, 1920. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°46' Libra at midnight UTC to 10°19' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 19, 1920
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°10'18" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1920	Aug 23, 1920 into Virgo
Moon	4°06'01" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 19, 1920	Aug 21, 1920 into Sagittarius
Mercury	8°25'31" Leo	Direct	Aug 10, 1920	Aug 31, 1920 into Virgo
Venus	9°01'30" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1920	Sep 5, 1920 into Libra
Mars	19°58'05" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 10, 1920	Sep 4, 1920 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	28°18'55" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1919	Aug 27, 1920 into Virgo
Saturn	12°35'00" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	4°00'11" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	11°50'40" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	8°26'06" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	10°07'21" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1919	Feb 26, 1921 into Libra

Sky Events on August 19, 1920

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 31% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 19, 00:21 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Aug 19, 04:12 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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