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Where Were the Planets on August 6, 1937?

Quick Answer

On August 6, 1937, the Sun was in Leo (13°35' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 6, 1937. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°10' Leo at midnight UTC to 20°14' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 6, 1937
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°35'05" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1937	Aug 23, 1937 into Virgo
Moon	13°15'00" Leo	Direct	Aug 5, 1937	Aug 7, 1937 into Virgo
Mercury	8°16'06" Virgo	Direct	Jul 31, 1937	Oct 8, 1937 into Libra
Venus	1°51'21" Cancer	Direct	Aug 4, 1937	Aug 31, 1937 into Leo
Mars	28°57'11" Scorpio	Direct	May 14, 1937	Aug 8, 1937 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	19°42'52" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1936	Dec 20, 1937 into Aquarius
Saturn	4°47'28" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 25, 1937	Oct 18, 1937 into Pisces
Uranus	13°37'20" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	17°24'51" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	28°44'53" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°01'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 6, 1937

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 6, 12:37 UTC	New Moon in Leo	13°36' Leo
Aug 6, 12:57 UTC	The Sun square Uranus	Exact square

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