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Where Were the Planets on August 24, 1944?

Quick Answer

On August 24, 1944, the Sun was in Virgo (1°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (27% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 24, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°53' Libra at midnight UTC to 8°57' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 24, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°10'29" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1944	Sep 23, 1944 into Libra
Moon	2°54'15" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1944	Aug 26, 1944 into Sagittarius
Mercury	22°28'19" Virgo	Stationing direct	Jul 28, 1944	Oct 5, 1944 into Libra
Venus	17°11'56" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1944	Sep 3, 1944 into Libra
Mars	27°06'19" Virgo	Direct	Jul 12, 1944	Aug 29, 1944 into Libra
Jupiter	6°14'34" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	7°43'36" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	12°52'11" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	2°47'00" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°01'19" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°39'52" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 24, 1944

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 27% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 24, 06:12 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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