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Where Were the Planets on August 1, 1944?

Quick Answer

On August 1, 1944, the Sun was in Leo (9°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (88% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 1, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°36' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 5°23' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 1, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°05'01" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1944	Aug 23, 1944 into Virgo
Moon	28°26'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 30, 1944	Aug 1, 1944 into Capricorn
Mercury	4°48'07" Virgo	Direct	Jul 28, 1944	Oct 5, 1944 into Libra
Venus	18°50'47" Leo	Direct	Jul 17, 1944	Aug 10, 1944 into Virgo
Mars	12°34'48" Virgo	Direct	Jul 12, 1944	Aug 29, 1944 into Libra
Jupiter	1°20'02" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	5°17'25" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	12°11'07" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	2°06'57" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	8°21'51" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	26°52'56" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 1, 1944

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 1, 14:42 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Aug 1, 21:52 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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