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Where Were the Planets on August 4, 1945?

Quick Answer

On August 4, 1945, the Sun was in Leo (11°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (14% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 4, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°12' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°53' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 4, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°43'17" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1945	Aug 23, 1945 into Virgo
Moon	28°04'34" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1945	Aug 4, 1945 into Cancer
Mercury	4°34'59" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1945	Aug 17, 1945 into Leo
Venus	0°02'52" Cancer	Direct	Aug 4, 1945	Aug 30, 1945 into Leo
Mars	8°13'36" Gemini	Direct	Jul 23, 1945	Sep 7, 1945 into Cancer
Jupiter	26°00'40" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	18°01'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	16°25'58" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	4°18'58" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°55'15" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°23'43" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 4, 1945

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 14% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 4, 10:58 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Aug 4, 15:22 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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