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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1926?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 1926, the Sun was in Leo (22°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°16' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 26°57' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°51'07" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1926	Aug 23, 1926 into Virgo
Moon	20°34'49" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 14, 1926	Aug 17, 1926 into Sagittarius
Mercury	9°27'53" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 29, 1926	Sep 5, 1926 into Virgo
Venus	27°56'50" Cancer	Direct	Jul 24, 1926	Aug 18, 1926 into Leo
Mars	7°46'54" Taurus	Direct	Aug 1, 1926	Feb 22, 1927 into Gemini
Jupiter	22°07'44" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	19°50'41" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	28°45'59" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	24°27'19" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°13'54" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	14°15'34" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 16, 1926

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 16:39 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	23°02' Scorpio

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