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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1944?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 1944, the Sun was in Leo (23°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (5% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°16' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°28' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°28'04" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1944	Aug 23, 1944 into Virgo
Moon	27°23'31" Cancer	Direct	Aug 14, 1944	Aug 16, 1944 into Leo
Mercury	19°51'37" Virgo	Direct	Jul 28, 1944	Oct 5, 1944 into Libra
Venus	7°20'04" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1944	Sep 3, 1944 into Libra
Mars	22°00'40" Virgo	Direct	Jul 12, 1944	Aug 29, 1944 into Libra
Jupiter	4°30'53" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	6°56'09" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	12°40'33" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	2°31'53" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	8°47'54" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	26°05'17" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 16, 1944

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 03:31 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Aug 16, 17:07 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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