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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1935?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1935, the Sun was in Leo (29°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (26% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1935. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°26' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°00' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1935
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°25'17" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1935	Aug 24, 1935 into Virgo
Moon	27°45'48" Gemini	Direct	Aug 21, 1935	Aug 23, 1935 into Cancer
Mercury	12°10'06" Virgo	Direct	Aug 16, 1935	Sep 3, 1935 into Libra
Venus	22°11'30" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 7, 1935	Nov 9, 1935 into Libra
Mars	14°25'48" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 29, 1935	Sep 16, 1935 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	16°02'26" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 11, 1934	Nov 9, 1935 into Sagittarius
Saturn	7°24'55" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	5°27'30" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	13°45'17" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	26°32'21" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	19°49'46" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 23, 1935

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 16:16 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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