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Where Were the Planets on August 28, 1933?

Quick Answer

On August 28, 1933, the Sun was in Virgo (4°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 28, 1933. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°37' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 12°47' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 28, 1933
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°42'43" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1933	Sep 23, 1933 into Libra
Moon	5°41'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 28, 1933	Aug 30, 1933 into Capricorn
Mercury	21°05'55" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 1933	Sep 2, 1933 into Virgo
Venus	8°23'22" Libra	Direct	Aug 21, 1933	Sep 15, 1933 into Scorpio
Mars	1°26'22" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 26, 1933	Oct 9, 1933 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	27°19'31" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 1932	Sep 10, 1933 into Libra
Saturn	11°25'00" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	27°09'18" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	9°43'38" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	24°04'56" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	28°13'16" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 25, 1933	Feb 12, 1935 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 28, 1933

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 28, 02:21 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Aug 28, 10:13 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	4°38' Sagittarius

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