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Where Were the Planets on July 21, 1945?

Quick Answer

On July 21, 1945, the Sun was in Cancer (28°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (86% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 21, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°51' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 21°17' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 21, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°20'21" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1945	Jul 23, 1945 into Leo
Moon	15°02'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 20, 1945	Jul 22, 1945 into Capricorn
Mercury	25°12'54" Leo	Direct	Jul 3, 1945	Jul 26, 1945 into Virgo
Venus	14°36'18" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1945	Aug 4, 1945 into Cancer
Mars	28°42'29" Taurus	Direct	Jun 11, 1945	Jul 23, 1945 into Gemini
Jupiter	23°36'27" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	16°16'06" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	15°49'44" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	4°00'24" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°30'39" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°08'12" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 21, 1945

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on July 21, 1945?

Venus and Uranus sat 1 degrees apart in Gemini, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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