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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 1930?

Quick Answer

On August 26, 1930, the Sun was in Virgo (2°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 26, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°10' Virgo at midnight UTC to 12°47' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°30'56" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1930	Sep 23, 1930 into Libra
Moon	5°32'26" Libra	Direct	Aug 26, 1930	Aug 28, 1930 into Scorpio
Mercury	29°45'49" Virgo	Direct	Aug 4, 1930	Aug 26, 1930 into Libra
Venus	17°54'30" Libra	Direct	Aug 10, 1930	Sep 7, 1930 into Scorpio
Mars	28°45'04" Gemini	Direct	Jul 14, 1930	Aug 28, 1930 into Cancer
Jupiter	12°51'46" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	5°25'34" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	14°52'43" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	3°17'24" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	20°15'44" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	26°21'52" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 26, 1930

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 26, 02:57 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Aug 26, 18:04 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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