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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1921?

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On August 16, 1921, the Sun was in Leo (23°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1921. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°42' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 5°35' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1921
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°03'04" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1921	Aug 23, 1921 into Virgo
Moon	29°39'25" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 14, 1921	Aug 16, 1921 into Aquarius
Mercury	15°45'20" Leo	Direct	Aug 8, 1921	Aug 23, 1921 into Virgo
Venus	12°12'58" Cancer	Direct	Aug 5, 1921	Aug 31, 1921 into Leo
Mars	8°24'00" Leo	Direct	Aug 3, 1921	Sep 19, 1921 into Virgo
Jupiter	21°25'46" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 1920	Sep 25, 1921 into Libra
Saturn	23°39'31" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	8°15'07" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	13°51'29" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	9°29'50" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	20°57'12" Libra	Direct	Feb 26, 1921	Sep 16, 1922 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 16, 1921

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 12:41 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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