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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1934?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1934, the Sun was in Leo (23°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (43% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1934. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°44' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 21°59' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1934
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°52'53" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1934	Aug 23, 1934 into Virgo
Moon	15°19'17" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 16, 1934	Aug 18, 1934 into Sagittarius
Mercury	14°45'32" Leo	Direct	Aug 9, 1934	Aug 25, 1934 into Virgo
Venus	29°48'37" Cancer	Direct	Jul 23, 1934	Aug 17, 1934 into Leo
Mars	21°35'20" Cancer	Direct	Jul 15, 1934	Aug 30, 1934 into Leo
Jupiter	19°22'30" Libra	Direct	Sep 10, 1933	Oct 11, 1934 into Scorpio
Saturn	24°53'23" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	1°24'55" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 6, 1934	Oct 10, 1934 into Aries
Neptune	11°26'02" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	25°06'28" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	9°28'32" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 25, 1933	Feb 12, 1935 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 17, 1934

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 15:44 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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