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Where Were the Planets on August 5, 1944?

Quick Answer

On August 5, 1944, the Sun was in Leo (12°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (99% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 5, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°01' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 4°00' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 5, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°54'43" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1944	Aug 23, 1944 into Virgo
Moon	26°30'43" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 3, 1944	Aug 5, 1944 into Pisces
Mercury	9°45'23" Virgo	Direct	Jul 28, 1944	Oct 5, 1944 into Libra
Venus	23°46'31" Leo	Direct	Jul 17, 1944	Aug 10, 1944 into Virgo
Mars	15°04'49" Virgo	Direct	Jul 12, 1944	Aug 29, 1944 into Libra
Jupiter	2°10'19" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	5°44'50" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	12°19'53" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	2°13'07" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	8°28'51" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	26°40'14" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 5, 1944

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 5, 17:34 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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