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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1936?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1936, the Sun was in Leo (24°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°15' Leo at midnight UTC to 4°48' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°22'27" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1936	Aug 23, 1936 into Virgo
Moon	28°34'04" Leo	Direct	Aug 15, 1936	Aug 17, 1936 into Virgo
Mercury	15°42'51" Virgo	Direct	Aug 7, 1936	Aug 27, 1936 into Libra
Venus	7°54'15" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 1936	Sep 4, 1936 into Libra
Mars	4°34'37" Leo	Direct	Aug 10, 1936	Sep 26, 1936 into Virgo
Jupiter	14°38'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 9, 1935	Dec 2, 1936 into Capricorn
Saturn	20°58'40" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	9°35'27" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	15°40'45" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	27°43'13" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	0°45'58" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 17, 1936

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 03:21 UTC	New Moon in Leo	24°01' Leo
Aug 17, 11:26 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction
Aug 17, 14:44 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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