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Where Were the Planets on August 19, 1928?

Quick Answer

On August 19, 1928, the Sun was in Leo (26°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (16% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 19, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°27' Libra at midnight UTC to 19°52' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 19, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°13'51" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1928	Aug 23, 1928 into Virgo
Moon	13°42'16" Libra	Direct	Aug 18, 1928	Aug 20, 1928 into Scorpio
Mercury	29°35'43" Leo	Direct	Aug 4, 1928	Aug 19, 1928 into Virgo
Venus	9°41'32" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 1928	Sep 4, 1928 into Libra
Mars	6°28'44" Gemini	Direct	Aug 9, 1928	Oct 3, 1928 into Cancer
Jupiter	10°13'33" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	12°30'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°51'10" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	28°48'55" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	17°41'06" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	5°23'29" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 19, 1928

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 19, 02:15 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction
Aug 19, 16:58 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 19, 22:41 UTC	Venus trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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