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Where Were the Planets on August 1, 1936?

Quick Answer

On August 1, 1936, the Sun was in Leo (9°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 1, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°13' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 24°37' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 1, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°01'40" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1936	Aug 23, 1936 into Virgo
Moon	17°52'50" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 31, 1936	Aug 2, 1936 into Aquarius
Mercury	18°02'11" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1936	Aug 7, 1936 into Virgo
Venus	18°10'39" Leo	Direct	Jul 17, 1936	Aug 11, 1936 into Virgo
Mars	24°13'18" Cancer	Direct	Jun 25, 1936	Aug 10, 1936 into Leo
Jupiter	14°44'56" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 9, 1935	Dec 2, 1936 into Capricorn
Saturn	21°51'38" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	9°31'01" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	15°08'51" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	27°18'12" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	1°36'48" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 1, 1936

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 1, 16:49 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction

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