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Where Were the Planets on August 21, 1944?

Quick Answer

On August 21, 1944, the Sun was in Leo (28°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (6% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 21, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°14' Virgo at midnight UTC to 3°04' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 21, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°16'55" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1944	Aug 23, 1944 into Virgo
Moon	27°09'51" Virgo	Direct	Aug 19, 1944	Aug 21, 1944 into Libra
Mercury	22°06'05" Virgo	Direct	Jul 28, 1944	Oct 5, 1944 into Libra
Venus	13°30'00" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1944	Sep 3, 1944 into Libra
Mars	25°11'23" Virgo	Direct	Jul 12, 1944	Aug 29, 1944 into Libra
Jupiter	5°35'36" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	7°26'17" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	12°48'11" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	2°41'12" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	8°56'20" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°49'24" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 21, 1944

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 21, 17:45 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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