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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1945?

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On August 17, 1945, the Sun was in Leo (24°12' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (64% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Mars met Uranus in Gemini. Volatile and sudden. Breakaways, rebellions and accidents. Mercury moved from Virgo into Leo.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°33' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 16°44' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1945
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun24°12'00" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon10°37'05" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury29°53'22" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Venus14°49'43" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars16°45'21" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter28°27'38" VirgoDirect into Libra
Saturn19°34'33" CancerDirect into Leo
Uranus16°53'03" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Neptune4°40'27" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Pluto10°18'01" LeoDirect into Virgo
North Node6°42'25" CancerDirect into Gemini

Sky Events on August 17, 1945

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury re-enters Leo (retrograde)Leaves Virgo
Mars conjunct UranusVolatile and sudden. Breakaways, rebellions and accidents.

Born on August 17, 1945?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over. Mars and Uranus sat less than a degree 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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