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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1939?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1939, the Sun was in Leo (23°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°24' Virgo at midnight UTC to 4°14' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°40'49" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1939	Aug 24, 1939 into Virgo
Moon	26°52'46" Virgo	Direct	Aug 15, 1939	Aug 17, 1939 into Libra
Mercury	12°45'42" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1939	Sep 7, 1939 into Virgo
Venus	18°22'50" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1939	Aug 26, 1939 into Virgo
Mars	24°12'39" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jul 21, 1939	Sep 24, 1939 into Aquarius
Jupiter	8°13'36" Aries	Retrograde	May 11, 1939	Oct 30, 1939 into Pisces
Saturn	1°15'30" Taurus	Retrograde	Jul 6, 1939	Sep 22, 1939 into Aries
Uranus	21°55'03" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	21°58'41" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°43'04" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°46'54" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on August 17, 1939

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 17:03 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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