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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1922?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 1922, the Sun was in Leo (22°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (44% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1922. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°53' Taurus at midnight UTC to 6°30' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1922
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°48'50" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1922	Aug 23, 1922 into Virgo
Moon	0°09'18" Gemini	Direct	Aug 16, 1922	Aug 18, 1922 into Cancer
Mercury	2°06'46" Virgo	Direct	Aug 15, 1922	Sep 2, 1922 into Libra
Venus	6°46'12" Libra	Direct	Aug 10, 1922	Sep 7, 1922 into Scorpio
Mars	16°59'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 18, 1922	Sep 13, 1922 into Capricorn
Jupiter	15°36'52" Libra	Direct	Sep 25, 1921	Oct 26, 1922 into Scorpio
Saturn	4°58'34" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 1921	Dec 20, 1923 into Scorpio
Uranus	12°22'24" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	15°58'36" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	10°37'17" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	1°37'30" Libra	Direct	Feb 26, 1921	Sep 16, 1922 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 16, 1922

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 11:42 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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