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Where Were the Planets on August 15, 1928?

Quick Answer

On August 15, 1928, the Sun was in Leo (22°22' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 15, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°32' Leo at midnight UTC to 28°13' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 15, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°22'55" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1928	Aug 23, 1928 into Virgo
Moon	21°25'27" Leo	Direct	Aug 13, 1928	Aug 16, 1928 into Virgo
Mercury	21°37'50" Leo	Direct	Aug 4, 1928	Aug 19, 1928 into Virgo
Venus	4°45'23" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 1928	Sep 4, 1928 into Libra
Mars	4°00'16" Gemini	Direct	Aug 9, 1928	Oct 3, 1928 into Cancer
Jupiter	10°03'26" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	12°30'08" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°57'29" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	28°40'03" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	17°35'56" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	5°36'12" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 15, 1928

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 15, 13:49 UTC	New Moon in Leo	22°27' Leo

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