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Where Were the Planets on August 28, 1921?

Quick Answer

On August 28, 1921, the Sun was in Virgo (4°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (29% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 28, 1921. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°46' Gemini at midnight UTC to 6°59' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 28, 1921
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°36'56" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1921	Sep 23, 1921 into Libra
Moon	29°49'45" Gemini	Direct	Aug 26, 1921	Aug 28, 1921 into Cancer
Mercury	9°30'28" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1921	Sep 9, 1921 into Libra
Venus	26°00'05" Cancer	Direct	Aug 5, 1921	Aug 31, 1921 into Leo
Mars	16°04'16" Leo	Direct	Aug 3, 1921	Sep 19, 1921 into Virgo
Jupiter	23°54'01" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 1920	Sep 25, 1921 into Libra
Saturn	25°03'11" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	7°46'55" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	14°17'26" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	9°42'24" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	20°19'04" Libra	Direct	Feb 26, 1921	Sep 16, 1922 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 28, 1921

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 28, 12:17 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Aug 28, 14:33 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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