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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1933?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1933, the Sun was in Leo (29°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (6% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1933. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°23' Virgo at midnight UTC to 3°36' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1933
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°53'05" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1933	Aug 23, 1933 into Virgo
Moon	26°58'16" Virgo	Direct	Aug 21, 1933	Aug 23, 1933 into Libra
Mercury	12°47'16" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 1933	Sep 2, 1933 into Virgo
Venus	2°23'11" Libra	Direct	Aug 21, 1933	Sep 15, 1933 into Scorpio
Mars	28°13'11" Libra	Direct	Jul 6, 1933	Aug 26, 1933 into Scorpio
Jupiter	26°17'53" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 1932	Sep 10, 1933 into Libra
Saturn	11°45'09" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	27°14'47" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	9°32'35" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	23°58'22" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	28°29'09" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 25, 1933	Feb 12, 1935 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 23, 1933

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 14:52 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 23, 17:29 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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