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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1928?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1928, the Sun was in Virgo (0°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (52% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°49' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°37' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°05'06" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1928	Sep 23, 1928 into Libra
Moon	1°43'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 23, 1928	Aug 25, 1928 into Capricorn
Mercury	7°14'40" Virgo	Direct	Aug 19, 1928	Sep 5, 1928 into Libra
Venus	14°37'40" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 1928	Sep 4, 1928 into Libra
Mars	8°54'22" Gemini	Direct	Aug 9, 1928	Oct 3, 1928 into Cancer
Jupiter	10°20'34" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	12°32'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°44'18" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	28°57'49" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	17°46'04" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	5°10'46" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 23, 1928

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 08:21 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	29°56' Scorpio
Aug 23, 08:28 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Aug 23, 09:53 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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