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Where Were the Planets on August 11, 1928?

Quick Answer

On August 11, 1928, the Sun was in Leo (18°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (20% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 11, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°07' Gemini at midnight UTC to 2°19' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 11, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°32'20" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1928	Aug 23, 1928 into Virgo
Moon	25°13'48" Gemini	Direct	Aug 9, 1928	Aug 11, 1928 into Cancer
Mercury	13°27'18" Leo	Direct	Aug 4, 1928	Aug 19, 1928 into Virgo
Venus	29°49'17" Leo	Direct	Jul 18, 1928	Aug 11, 1928 into Virgo
Mars	1°29'05" Gemini	Direct	Aug 9, 1928	Oct 3, 1928 into Cancer
Jupiter	9°50'17" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	12°31'29" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	7°03'10" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	28°31'13" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	17°30'32" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	5°48'54" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 11, 1928

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 20% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 11, 01:11 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine
Aug 11, 15:28 UTC	Venus enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 11, 20:03 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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