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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1935?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 1935, the Sun was in Leo (22°41' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1935. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°05' Pisces at midnight UTC to 28°10' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1935
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°41'05" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1935	Aug 24, 1935 into Virgo
Moon	20°39'17" Pisces	Direct	Aug 15, 1935	Aug 17, 1935 into Aries
Mercury	29°18'34" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1935	Aug 16, 1935 into Virgo
Venus	22°43'15" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Jul 7, 1935	Nov 9, 1935 into Libra
Mars	10°10'01" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 29, 1935	Sep 16, 1935 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	15°16'54" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 11, 1934	Nov 9, 1935 into Sagittarius
Saturn	7°55'48" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	5°30'22" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	13°30'19" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	26°22'12" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	20°12'01" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 16, 1935

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 20:39 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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