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Where Were the Planets on August 9, 1936?

Quick Answer

On August 9, 1936, the Sun was in Leo (16°41' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 9, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°39' Taurus at midnight UTC to 18°48' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 9, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°41'20" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1936	Aug 23, 1936 into Virgo
Moon	11°45'27" Taurus	Direct	Aug 8, 1936	Aug 10, 1936 into Gemini
Mercury	2°41'44" Virgo	Direct	Aug 7, 1936	Aug 27, 1936 into Libra
Venus	28°02'17" Leo	Direct	Jul 17, 1936	Aug 11, 1936 into Virgo
Mars	29°24'53" Cancer	Direct	Jun 25, 1936	Aug 10, 1936 into Leo
Jupiter	14°35'51" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Nov 9, 1935	Dec 2, 1936 into Capricorn
Saturn	21°27'26" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	9°34'49" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	15°24'20" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	27°30'56" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	1°11'23" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 9, 1936

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 9, 20:59 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	17°03' Taurus

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