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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1921?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1921, the Sun was in Leo (29°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (80% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1921. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°31' Aries at midnight UTC to 29°55' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1921
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°47'20" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1921	Aug 23, 1921 into Virgo
Moon	23°42'10" Aries	Direct	Aug 21, 1921	Aug 24, 1921 into Taurus
Mercury	29°50'41" Leo	Direct	Aug 8, 1921	Aug 23, 1921 into Virgo
Venus	20°13'10" Cancer	Direct	Aug 5, 1921	Aug 31, 1921 into Leo
Mars	12°52'50" Leo	Direct	Aug 3, 1921	Sep 19, 1921 into Virgo
Jupiter	22°51'34" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 1920	Sep 25, 1921 into Libra
Saturn	24°27'46" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	7°58'49" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	14°06'45" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	9°37'26" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	20°34'57" Libra	Direct	Feb 26, 1921	Sep 16, 1922 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 23, 1921

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 10:40 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Aug 23, 13:53 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 23, 17:15 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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