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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1945?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 1945, the Sun was in Leo (27°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (89% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Leo while Mercury was retrograde. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°00' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 25°11' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°05'12" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1945	Aug 23, 1945 into Virgo
Moon	18°33'27" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 19, 1945	Aug 21, 1945 into Aquarius
Mercury	27°18'37" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 17, 1945	Sep 10, 1945 into Virgo
Venus	18°17'20" Cancer	Direct	Aug 4, 1945	Aug 30, 1945 into Leo
Mars	18°40'35" Gemini	Direct	Jul 23, 1945	Sep 7, 1945 into Cancer
Jupiter	29°03'00" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	19°55'01" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	16°58'17" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	4°45'55" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°23'11" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°32'53" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 20, 1945

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 14:56 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Born on August 20, 1945?

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