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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1936?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 1936, the Sun was in Leo (23°24' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°30' Leo at midnight UTC to 22°15' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°24'44" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1936	Aug 23, 1936 into Virgo
Moon	15°54'54" Leo	Direct	Aug 15, 1936	Aug 17, 1936 into Virgo
Mercury	14°10'27" Virgo	Direct	Aug 7, 1936	Aug 27, 1936 into Libra
Venus	6°40'15" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 1936	Sep 4, 1936 into Libra
Mars	3°56'00" Leo	Direct	Aug 10, 1936	Sep 26, 1936 into Virgo
Jupiter	14°37'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 9, 1935	Dec 2, 1936 into Capricorn
Saturn	21°02'29" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	9°35'33" Taurus	Stationing direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	15°38'39" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	27°41'43" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	0°49'09" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 16, 1936

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 19:05 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Exact square

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