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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1945?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 1945, the Sun was in Leo (23°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (55% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°33' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 4°32' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°14'19" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1945	Aug 23, 1945 into Virgo
Moon	28°32'07" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 14, 1945	Aug 16, 1945 into Sagittarius
Mercury	0°41'50" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1945	Aug 17, 1945 into Leo
Venus	13°40'44" Cancer	Direct	Aug 4, 1945	Aug 30, 1945 into Leo
Mars	16°06'42" Gemini	Direct	Jul 23, 1945	Sep 7, 1945 into Cancer
Jupiter	28°15'57" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	19°27'39" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	16°51'13" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	4°38'40" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°16'18" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°45'36" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 16, 1945

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 00:27 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	22°46' Scorpio
Aug 16, 14:55 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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