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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1935?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 1935, the Sun was in Leo (26°31' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (57% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 1935. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°38' Taurus at midnight UTC to 25°17' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1935
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°31'53" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1935	Aug 24, 1935 into Virgo
Moon	18°31'40" Taurus	Direct	Aug 19, 1935	Aug 21, 1935 into Gemini
Mercury	6°47'48" Virgo	Direct	Aug 16, 1935	Sep 3, 1935 into Libra
Venus	22°39'12" Virgo	Stationing direct	Jul 7, 1935	Nov 9, 1935 into Libra
Mars	12°35'12" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 29, 1935	Sep 16, 1935 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	15°42'04" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 11, 1934	Nov 9, 1935 into Sagittarius
Saturn	7°38'18" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	5°29'01" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	13°38'48" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	26°28'04" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	19°59'18" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 20, 1935

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 22:40 UTC	Mercury opposite Saturn	Exact opposition

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