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Where Were the Planets on August 5, 1921?

Quick Answer

On August 5, 1921, the Sun was in Leo (12°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 5, 1921. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°32' Leo at midnight UTC to 13°34' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 5, 1921
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°29'40" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1921	Aug 23, 1921 into Virgo
Moon	6°06'19" Virgo	Direct	Aug 5, 1921	Aug 7, 1921 into Libra
Mercury	25°16'51" Cancer	Direct	May 31, 1921	Aug 8, 1921 into Leo
Venus	29°52'33" Gemini	Direct	Jul 8, 1921	Aug 5, 1921 into Cancer
Mars	1°19'11" Leo	Direct	Aug 3, 1921	Sep 19, 1921 into Virgo
Jupiter	19°15'36" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 1920	Sep 25, 1921 into Libra
Saturn	22°27'33" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	8°39'09" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	13°27'05" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	9°16'25" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	21°32'09" Libra	Direct	Feb 26, 1921	Sep 16, 1922 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 5, 1921

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 5, 02:18 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 5, 14:41 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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