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Where Were the Planets on August 21, 1945?

Quick Answer

On August 21, 1945, the Sun was in Leo (28°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (95% 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 21, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°12' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 8°48' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 21, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°02'58" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1945	Aug 23, 1945 into Virgo
Moon	1°57'34" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 21, 1945	Aug 23, 1945 into Pisces
Mercury	26°27'08" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 17, 1945	Sep 10, 1945 into Virgo
Venus	19°26'47" Cancer	Direct	Aug 4, 1945	Aug 30, 1945 into Leo
Mars	19°18'45" Gemini	Direct	Jul 23, 1945	Sep 7, 1945 into Cancer
Jupiter	29°14'54" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	20°01'44" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	16°59'57" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	4°47'47" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°24'53" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°29'42" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 21, 1945

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 21, 08:32 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on August 21, 1945?

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