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Where Were the Planets on August 3, 1933?

Quick Answer

On August 3, 1933, the Sun was in Leo (10°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 3, 1933. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°26' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 16°14' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 3, 1933
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°40'25" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1933	Aug 23, 1933 into Virgo
Moon	8°50'18" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 2, 1933	Aug 4, 1933 into Aquarius
Mercury	4°04'44" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1933	Sep 2, 1933 into Virgo
Venus	8°15'00" Virgo	Direct	Jul 27, 1933	Aug 21, 1933 into Libra
Mars	15°47'26" Libra	Direct	Jul 6, 1933	Aug 26, 1933 into Scorpio
Jupiter	22°23'46" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 1932	Sep 10, 1933 into Libra
Saturn	13°12'50" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	27°25'07" Aries	Stationing direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	8°50'13" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	23°29'08" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	29°32'42" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 25, 1933	Feb 12, 1935 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 3, 1933

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 3, 23:57 UTC	Venus conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction

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