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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 1928?

Quick Answer

On August 26, 1928, the Sun was in Virgo (2°58' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (78% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 26, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°31' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 13°45' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°58'45" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1928	Sep 23, 1928 into Libra
Moon	7°36'47" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 25, 1928	Aug 28, 1928 into Aquarius
Mercury	12°45'08" Virgo	Direct	Aug 19, 1928	Sep 5, 1928 into Libra
Venus	18°19'45" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 1928	Sep 4, 1928 into Libra
Mars	10°41'37" Gemini	Direct	Aug 9, 1928	Oct 3, 1928 into Cancer
Jupiter	10°23'46" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	12°34'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°38'48" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	29°04'29" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	17°49'38" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	5°01'15" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 26, 1928

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 26, 02:04 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Aug 26, 09:36 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square

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