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Where Were the Planets on August 1, 1943?

Quick Answer

On August 1, 1943, the Sun was in Leo (8°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 1, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°01' Leo at midnight UTC to 17°48' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 1, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°21'44" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1943	Aug 24, 1943 into Virgo
Moon	11°55'26" Leo	Direct	Jul 31, 1943	Aug 3, 1943 into Virgo
Mercury	23°07'55" Leo	Direct	Jul 20, 1943	Aug 5, 1943 into Virgo
Venus	17°02'50" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1943	Nov 9, 1943 into Libra
Mars	16°24'26" Taurus	Direct	Jul 7, 1943	Aug 23, 1943 into Gemini
Jupiter	6°55'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	22°39'08" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	8°02'03" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	29°58'00" Virgo	Direct	Apr 17, 1943	Aug 2, 1943 into Libra
Pluto	6°53'17" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°15'48" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 1, 1943

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 1, 03:27 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Aug 1, 04:15 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Leo	8°03' Leo
Aug 1, 05:13 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Aug 1, 08:00 UTC	Jupiter conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction

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