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Where Were the Planets on August 15, 1941?

Quick Answer

On August 15, 1941, the Sun was in Leo (22°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 15, 1941. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°00' Taurus at midnight UTC to 2°53' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 15, 1941
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°14'45" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1941	Aug 23, 1941 into Virgo
Moon	26°56'51" Taurus	Direct	Aug 13, 1941	Aug 15, 1941 into Gemini
Mercury	18°30'37" Leo	Direct	Aug 6, 1941	Aug 21, 1941 into Virgo
Venus	23°21'36" Virgo	Direct	Jul 27, 1941	Aug 21, 1941 into Libra
Mars	20°22'04" Aries	Direct	Jul 2, 1941	Jan 11, 1942 into Taurus
Jupiter	16°45'27" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	27°56'30" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	0°09'50" Gemini	Direct	Aug 7, 1941	Oct 5, 1941 into Taurus
Neptune	26°08'46" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	4°26'55" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	24°10'42" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on August 15, 1941

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 15, 01:40 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	21°50' Taurus
Aug 15, 18:09 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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