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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 1921?

Quick Answer

On August 26, 1921, the Sun was in Virgo (2°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 26, 1921. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°36' Taurus at midnight UTC to 8°58' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 1921
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°41'00" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1921	Sep 23, 1921 into Libra
Moon	2°14'39" Gemini	Direct	Aug 26, 1921	Aug 28, 1921 into Cancer
Mercury	5°41'56" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1921	Sep 9, 1921 into Libra
Venus	23°40'57" Cancer	Direct	Aug 5, 1921	Aug 31, 1921 into Leo
Mars	14°47'45" Leo	Direct	Aug 3, 1921	Sep 19, 1921 into Virgo
Jupiter	23°28'56" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 1920	Sep 25, 1921 into Libra
Saturn	24°48'56" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	7°51'42" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	14°13'11" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	9°40'28" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	20°25'25" Libra	Direct	Feb 26, 1921	Sep 16, 1922 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 26, 1921

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 26, 06:56 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Aug 26, 07:57 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Aug 26, 12:51 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	2°43' Gemini

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