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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1923?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 1923, the Sun was in Leo (26°26' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (64% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 1923. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°45' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 19°43' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1923
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°26'00" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1923	Aug 24, 1923 into Virgo
Moon	12°45'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 19, 1923	Aug 21, 1923 into Capricorn
Mercury	20°20'03" Virgo	Direct	Aug 7, 1923	Aug 27, 1923 into Libra
Venus	20°43'12" Leo	Direct	Aug 3, 1923	Aug 27, 1923 into Virgo
Mars	22°39'23" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 1923	Sep 1, 1923 into Virgo
Jupiter	11°49'49" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 1922	Nov 24, 1923 into Sagittarius
Saturn	16°34'15" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 1921	Dec 20, 1923 into Scorpio
Uranus	16°20'32" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	18°14'22" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	11°49'54" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°05'06" Virgo	Direct	Sep 16, 1922	Apr 4, 1924 into Leo

Sky Events on August 20, 1923

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 12:23 UTC	Jupiter trine Pluto	Exact trine

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