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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1923?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1923, the Sun was in Leo (23°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (30% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1923. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°02' Libra at midnight UTC to 7°21' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1923
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°32'48" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1923	Aug 24, 1923 into Virgo
Moon	0°13'10" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 17, 1923	Aug 19, 1923 into Sagittarius
Mercury	16°00'04" Virgo	Direct	Aug 7, 1923	Aug 27, 1923 into Libra
Venus	17°00'46" Leo	Direct	Aug 3, 1923	Aug 27, 1923 into Virgo
Mars	20°44'43" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 1923	Sep 1, 1923 into Virgo
Jupiter	11°28'55" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 1922	Nov 24, 1923 into Sagittarius
Saturn	16°17'58" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 1921	Dec 20, 1923 into Scorpio
Uranus	16°27'04" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	18°07'44" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	11°46'25" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°14'38" Virgo	Direct	Sep 16, 1922	Apr 4, 1924 into Leo

Sky Events on August 17, 1923

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 11:37 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Aug 17, 19:07 UTC	Mercury opposite Uranus	Exact opposition

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