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Where Were the Planets on August 22, 1936?

Quick Answer

On August 22, 1936, the Sun was in Leo (29°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (25% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 22, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°17' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°07' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 22, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°11'22" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1936	Aug 23, 1936 into Virgo
Moon	29°12'41" Libra	Direct	Aug 20, 1936	Aug 22, 1936 into Scorpio
Mercury	23°02'11" Virgo	Direct	Aug 7, 1936	Aug 27, 1936 into Libra
Venus	14°04'18" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 1936	Sep 4, 1936 into Libra
Mars	7°47'12" Leo	Direct	Aug 10, 1936	Sep 26, 1936 into Virgo
Jupiter	14°46'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 9, 1935	Dec 2, 1936 into Capricorn
Saturn	20°38'44" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	9°34'14" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	15°51'23" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	27°50'34" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	0°30'05" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 22, 1936

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 22, 13:35 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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