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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1971?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 1971, the Sun was in Leo (26°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Mars were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°34' Leo at midnight UTC to 27°48' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°49'05" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1971	Aug 23, 1971 into Virgo
Moon	21°43'02" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1971	Aug 21, 1971 into Virgo
Mercury	7°51'20" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1971	Aug 29, 1971 into Leo
Venus	24°49'12" Leo	Direct	Jul 31, 1971	Aug 24, 1971 into Virgo
Mars	14°24'14" Aquarius	Retrograde	May 3, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Pisces
Jupiter	27°39'34" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 5, 1971	Sep 11, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	5°44'55" Gemini	Direct	Jun 18, 1971	Jan 10, 1972 into Taurus
Uranus	11°07'33" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°19'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	28°19'52" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	13°41'55" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 20, 1971

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 22:38 UTC	Partial Solar Eclipse in Leo	27°14' Leo

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