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Where Were the Planets on August 18, 1944?

Quick Answer

On August 18, 1944, the Sun was in Leo (25°23' 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 18, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°32' Leo at midnight UTC to 27°30' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 18, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°23'32" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1944	Aug 23, 1944 into Virgo
Moon	21°32'36" Leo	Direct	Aug 16, 1944	Aug 19, 1944 into Virgo
Mercury	20°58'33" Virgo	Direct	Jul 28, 1944	Oct 5, 1944 into Libra
Venus	9°48'02" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1944	Sep 3, 1944 into Libra
Mars	23°16'50" Virgo	Direct	Jul 12, 1944	Aug 29, 1944 into Libra
Jupiter	4°56'44" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	7°08'23" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	12°43'45" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	2°35'33" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	8°51'18" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°58'56" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 18, 1944

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 18, 20:25 UTC	New Moon in Leo	25°44' Leo

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