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Where Were the Planets on August 5, 1926?

Quick Answer

On August 5, 1926, the Sun was in Leo (12°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (9% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 5, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°59' Cancer at midnight UTC to 14°15' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 5, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°17'39" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1926	Aug 23, 1926 into Virgo
Moon	8°09'21" Cancer	Direct	Aug 4, 1926	Aug 7, 1926 into Leo
Mercury	15°55'41" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 29, 1926	Sep 5, 1926 into Virgo
Venus	14°38'56" Cancer	Direct	Jul 24, 1926	Aug 18, 1926 into Leo
Mars	2°14'34" Taurus	Direct	Aug 1, 1926	Feb 22, 1927 into Gemini
Jupiter	23°33'07" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	19°32'00" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	29°03'42" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	24°03'01" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	14°59'14" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	14°50'31" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 5, 1926

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 9% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 5, 18:52 UTC	Venus conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction

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