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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1943?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 1943, the Sun was in Leo (26°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (72% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°20' Aries at midnight UTC to 6°55' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°35'30" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1943	Aug 24, 1943 into Virgo
Moon	0°11'41" Taurus	Direct	Aug 20, 1943	Aug 22, 1943 into Gemini
Mercury	22°23'29" Virgo	Direct	Aug 5, 1943	Aug 27, 1943 into Libra
Venus	20°05'48" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 7, 1943	Nov 9, 1943 into Libra
Mars	28°00'08" Taurus	Direct	Jul 7, 1943	Aug 23, 1943 into Gemini
Jupiter	11°05'36" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	24°25'56" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	8°34'29" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	0°30'56" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	7°25'45" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°15'26" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 20, 1943

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 11:39 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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