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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1933?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 1933, the Sun was in Leo (23°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (20% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1933. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°47' Gemini at midnight UTC to 5°40' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1933
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°08'34" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1933	Aug 23, 1933 into Virgo
Moon	29°43'58" Gemini	Direct	Aug 13, 1933	Aug 16, 1933 into Cancer
Mercury	4°41'14" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 1933	Sep 2, 1933 into Virgo
Venus	23°57'33" Virgo	Direct	Jul 27, 1933	Aug 21, 1933 into Libra
Mars	23°47'07" Libra	Direct	Jul 6, 1933	Aug 26, 1933 into Scorpio
Jupiter	24°53'27" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 1932	Sep 10, 1933 into Libra
Saturn	12°14'59" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	27°20'33" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	9°17'20" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	23°48'36" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	28°51'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 25, 1933	Feb 12, 1935 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 16, 1933

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 20% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 08:58 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Aug 16, 12:32 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Aug 16, 12:59 UTC	Mars square Pluto	Exact square

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