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Where Were the Planets on August 15, 1945?

Quick Answer

On August 15, 1945, the Sun was in Leo (22°16' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (45% illuminated). Mercury was 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 August 15, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°40' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 22°32' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 15, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°16'38" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1945	Aug 23, 1945 into Virgo
Moon	16°36'14" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 14, 1945	Aug 16, 1945 into Sagittarius
Mercury	1°27'21" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1945	Aug 17, 1945 into Leo
Venus	12°31'53" Cancer	Direct	Aug 4, 1945	Aug 30, 1945 into Leo
Mars	15°27'55" Gemini	Direct	Jul 23, 1945	Sep 7, 1945 into Cancer
Jupiter	28°04'20" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	19°20'42" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	16°49'21" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	4°36'55" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°14'34" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°48'46" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 15, 1945

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

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

Born on August 15, 1945?

Mars 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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