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Where Were the Planets on August 30, 1926?

Quick Answer

On August 30, 1926, the Sun was in Virgo (6°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 30, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°29' Gemini at midnight UTC to 16°27' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 30, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°20'44" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1926	Sep 23, 1926 into Libra
Moon	10°01'41" Gemini	Direct	Aug 29, 1926	Sep 1, 1926 into Cancer
Mercury	19°20'29" Leo	Direct	Jun 29, 1926	Sep 5, 1926 into Virgo
Venus	15°00'46" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1926	Sep 11, 1926 into Virgo
Mars	13°38'44" Taurus	Direct	Aug 1, 1926	Feb 22, 1927 into Gemini
Jupiter	20°20'46" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	20°30'27" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	28°17'59" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	24°58'19" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°30'10" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	13°31'05" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 30, 1926

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 30, 04:40 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	6°03' Gemini

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