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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1941?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 1941, the Sun was in Leo (27°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 1941. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°17' Cancer at midnight UTC to 5°19' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1941
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°03'25" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1941	Aug 23, 1941 into Virgo
Moon	28°46'22" Cancer	Direct	Aug 18, 1941	Aug 20, 1941 into Leo
Mercury	28°34'44" Leo	Direct	Aug 6, 1941	Aug 21, 1941 into Virgo
Venus	29°22'30" Virgo	Direct	Jul 27, 1941	Aug 21, 1941 into Libra
Mars	21°40'00" Aries	Direct	Jul 2, 1941	Jan 11, 1942 into Taurus
Jupiter	17°30'16" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	28°08'59" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	0°14'33" Gemini	Direct	Aug 7, 1941	Oct 5, 1941 into Taurus
Neptune	26°18'33" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	4°35'02" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	23°54'49" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on August 20, 1941

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 06:41 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square
Aug 20, 14:15 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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