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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1926?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1926, the Sun was in Leo (29°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°35' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 6°50' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°35'21" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1926	Aug 23, 1926 into Virgo
Moon	29°12'58" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 21, 1926	Aug 23, 1926 into Pisces
Mercury	11°29'09" Leo	Direct	Jun 29, 1926	Sep 5, 1926 into Virgo
Venus	6°27'37" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1926	Sep 11, 1926 into Virgo
Mars	10°54'05" Taurus	Direct	Aug 1, 1926	Feb 22, 1927 into Gemini
Jupiter	21°13'12" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	20°08'25" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	28°32'39" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	24°42'53" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°22'25" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	13°53'20" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 23, 1926

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 12:38 UTC	Full Moon in Aquarius	29°37' Aquarius
Aug 23, 13:13 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Aug 23, 22:14 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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