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Where Were the Planets on August 6, 1936?

Quick Answer

On August 6, 1936, the Sun was in Leo (13°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (85% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 6, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°18' Pisces at midnight UTC to 5°49' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 6, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°48'49" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1936	Aug 23, 1936 into Virgo
Moon	28°34'32" Pisces	Direct	Aug 4, 1936	Aug 6, 1936 into Aries
Mercury	27°23'41" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1936	Aug 7, 1936 into Virgo
Venus	24°20'23" Leo	Direct	Jul 17, 1936	Aug 11, 1936 into Virgo
Mars	27°28'16" Cancer	Direct	Jun 25, 1936	Aug 10, 1936 into Leo
Jupiter	14°37'53" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 9, 1935	Dec 2, 1936 into Capricorn
Saturn	21°37'06" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	9°33'46" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	15°18'24" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	27°26'12" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	1°20'55" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 6, 1936

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 6, 10:40 UTC	Mars conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction
Aug 6, 14:21 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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