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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1934?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1934, the Sun was in Leo (29°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1934. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°33' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 18°36' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1934
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°39'27" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1934	Aug 23, 1934 into Virgo
Moon	11°04'56" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 22, 1934	Aug 24, 1934 into Pisces
Mercury	26°49'13" Leo	Direct	Aug 9, 1934	Aug 25, 1934 into Virgo
Venus	7°06'59" Leo	Direct	Aug 17, 1934	Sep 11, 1934 into Virgo
Mars	25°28'01" Cancer	Direct	Jul 15, 1934	Aug 30, 1934 into Leo
Jupiter	20°22'38" Libra	Direct	Sep 10, 1933	Oct 11, 1934 into Scorpio
Saturn	24°26'19" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	1°21'03" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 6, 1934	Oct 10, 1934 into Aries
Neptune	11°39'01" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	25°14'58" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	9°09'28" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 25, 1933	Feb 12, 1935 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 23, 1934

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 03:35 UTC	Mars conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction
Aug 23, 20:31 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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