The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1932?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1932, the Sun was in Virgo (0°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (58% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1932. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°21' Taurus at midnight UTC to 27°13' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1932
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°06'58" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1932	Sep 23, 1932 into Libra
Moon	21°17'48" Taurus	Direct	Aug 21, 1932	Aug 24, 1932 into Gemini
Mercury	20°14'32" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1932	Sep 9, 1932 into Virgo
Venus	15°15'46" Cancer	Direct	Jul 28, 1932	Sep 8, 1932 into Leo
Mars	12°15'07" Cancer	Direct	Aug 4, 1932	Sep 20, 1932 into Leo
Jupiter	2°38'35" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 1932	Sep 10, 1933 into Libra
Saturn	29°22'11" Capricorn	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1932	Nov 20, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	23°08'33" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	7°26'03" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	22°42'32" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	17°48'50" Pisces	Direct	Jan 6, 1932	Jul 25, 1933 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 23, 1932

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 58% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 09:06 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on August 23, 1932?

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.