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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 1944?

Quick Answer

On August 26, 1944, the Sun was in Virgo (3°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (45% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 26, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°13' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 3°45' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°06'18" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1944	Sep 23, 1944 into Libra
Moon	27°27'26" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1944	Aug 26, 1944 into Sagittarius
Mercury	22°14'56" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 28, 1944	Oct 5, 1944 into Libra
Venus	19°39'52" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1944	Sep 3, 1944 into Libra
Mars	28°23'08" Virgo	Direct	Jul 12, 1944	Aug 29, 1944 into Libra
Jupiter	6°40'35" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	7°54'49" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	12°54'37" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	2°50'57" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°04'35" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°33'31" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 26, 1944

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 26, 16:51 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Aug 26, 23:39 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	3°34' Sagittarius

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