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Where Were the Planets on August 21, 1920?

Quick Answer

On August 21, 1920, the Sun was in Leo (28°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 21, 1920. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°35' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 4°36' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 21, 1920
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°05'53" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1920	Aug 23, 1920 into Virgo
Moon	28°37'32" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 19, 1920	Aug 21, 1920 into Sagittarius
Mercury	11°22'22" Leo	Direct	Aug 10, 1920	Aug 31, 1920 into Virgo
Venus	11°29'38" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1920	Sep 5, 1920 into Libra
Mars	21°09'03" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 10, 1920	Sep 4, 1920 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	28°45'06" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1919	Aug 27, 1920 into Virgo
Saturn	12°49'43" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	3°55'26" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	11°55'00" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	8°28'13" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	10°01'00" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1919	Feb 26, 1921 into Libra

Sky Events on August 21, 1920

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 21, 10:52 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	28°03' Scorpio
Aug 21, 14:44 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Aug 21, 20:31 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction

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