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Where Were the Planets on August 14, 1945?

Quick Answer

On August 14, 1945, the Sun was in Leo (21°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (36% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 14, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°48' Libra at midnight UTC to 10°39' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 14, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°18'58" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1945	Aug 23, 1945 into Virgo
Moon	4°44'27" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 14, 1945	Aug 16, 1945 into Sagittarius
Mercury	2°09'13" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1945	Aug 17, 1945 into Leo
Venus	11°23'09" Cancer	Direct	Aug 4, 1945	Aug 30, 1945 into Leo
Mars	14°49'01" Gemini	Direct	Jul 23, 1945	Sep 7, 1945 into Cancer
Jupiter	27°52'46" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	19°13'42" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	16°47'26" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	4°35'10" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°12'49" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°51'57" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 14, 1945

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 36% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 14, 02:24 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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