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Where Were the Planets on August 18, 1936?

Quick Answer

On August 18, 1936, the Sun was in Leo (25°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 18, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°49' Virgo at midnight UTC to 17°10' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 18, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°20'11" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1936	Aug 23, 1936 into Virgo
Moon	11°01'22" Virgo	Direct	Aug 17, 1936	Aug 20, 1936 into Libra
Mercury	17°13'44" Virgo	Direct	Aug 7, 1936	Aug 27, 1936 into Libra
Venus	9°08'16" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 1936	Sep 4, 1936 into Libra
Mars	5°13'11" Leo	Direct	Aug 10, 1936	Sep 26, 1936 into Virgo
Jupiter	14°39'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 9, 1935	Dec 2, 1936 into Capricorn
Saturn	20°54'47" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	9°35'19" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	15°42'51" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	27°44'43" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	0°42'48" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 18, 1936

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 18, 20:45 UTC	Venus trine Uranus	Exact trine

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