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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1926?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1926, the Sun was in Leo (23°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (58% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°57' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 9°59' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°48'49" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1926	Aug 23, 1926 into Virgo
Moon	3°25'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 17, 1926	Aug 19, 1926 into Capricorn
Mercury	9°22'47" Leo	Stationing direct	Jun 29, 1926	Sep 5, 1926 into Virgo
Venus	29°09'40" Cancer	Direct	Jul 24, 1926	Aug 18, 1926 into Leo
Mars	8°14'53" Taurus	Direct	Aug 1, 1926	Feb 22, 1927 into Gemini
Jupiter	21°59'53" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	19°52'57" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	28°44'10" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	24°29'33" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°15'10" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	14°12'24" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 17, 1926

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 59% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 03:48 UTC	Venus trine Uranus	Exact trine
Aug 17, 05:39 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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