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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1937?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1937, the Sun was in Leo (29°55' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1937. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°30' Pisces at midnight UTC to 25°10' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1937
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°55'16" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1937	Aug 23, 1937 into Virgo
Moon	18°18'55" Pisces	Direct	Aug 22, 1937	Aug 24, 1937 into Aries
Mercury	26°33'34" Virgo	Direct	Jul 31, 1937	Oct 8, 1937 into Libra
Venus	21°15'01" Cancer	Direct	Aug 4, 1937	Aug 31, 1937 into Leo
Mars	7°05'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 8, 1937	Sep 30, 1937 into Capricorn
Jupiter	18°12'44" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1936	Dec 20, 1937 into Aquarius
Saturn	4°00'55" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 25, 1937	Oct 18, 1937 into Pisces
Uranus	13°41'12" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	17°59'27" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°11'07" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	11°07'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 23, 1937

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 13:57 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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