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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1928?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 1928, the Sun was in Leo (27°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (24% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°52' Libra at midnight UTC to 2°01' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°11'38" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1928	Aug 23, 1928 into Virgo
Moon	25°59'17" Libra	Direct	Aug 18, 1928	Aug 20, 1928 into Scorpio
Mercury	1°32'21" Virgo	Direct	Aug 19, 1928	Sep 5, 1928 into Libra
Venus	10°55'34" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 1928	Sep 4, 1928 into Libra
Mars	7°05'25" Gemini	Direct	Aug 9, 1928	Oct 3, 1928 into Cancer
Jupiter	10°15'36" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	12°30'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°49'30" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	28°51'08" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	17°42'22" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	5°20'18" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 20, 1928

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 24% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 02:01 UTC	Mars sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Aug 20, 19:56 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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