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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1932?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1932, the Sun was in Leo (24°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1932. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°02' Pisces at midnight UTC to 14°46' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1932
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°20'21" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1932	Aug 23, 1932 into Virgo
Moon	8°26'50" Pisces	Direct	Aug 16, 1932	Aug 19, 1932 into Aries
Mercury	24°30'46" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1932	Sep 9, 1932 into Virgo
Venus	10°36'12" Cancer	Direct	Jul 28, 1932	Sep 8, 1932 into Leo
Mars	8°21'33" Cancer	Direct	Aug 4, 1932	Sep 20, 1932 into Leo
Jupiter	1°20'23" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 1932	Sep 10, 1933 into Libra
Saturn	29°44'10" Capricorn	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1932	Nov 20, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	23°14'48" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	7°12'53" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	22°34'24" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	18°07'54" Pisces	Direct	Jan 6, 1932	Jul 25, 1933 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 17, 1932

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 14:18 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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