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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1928?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 1928, the Sun was in Leo (23°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (1% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°14' Leo at midnight UTC to 11°37' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°20'37" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1928	Aug 23, 1928 into Virgo
Moon	4°58'44" Virgo	Direct	Aug 16, 1928	Aug 18, 1928 into Libra
Mercury	23°38'50" Leo	Direct	Aug 4, 1928	Aug 19, 1928 into Virgo
Venus	5°59'25" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 1928	Sep 4, 1928 into Libra
Mars	4°37'39" Gemini	Direct	Aug 9, 1928	Oct 3, 1928 into Cancer
Jupiter	10°06'15" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	12°30'02" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°55'57" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	28°42'16" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	17°37'15" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	5°33'01" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 16, 1928

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 03:07 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 16, 05:03 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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