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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 1945?

Quick Answer

On August 26, 1945, the Sun was in Virgo (2°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (88% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Mars while Mercury was retrograde. Decisive thinking. Good for debates, negotiations and clearing a to-do list.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 26, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°26' Aries at midnight UTC to 21°07' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°52'11" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1945	Sep 23, 1945 into Libra
Moon	13°47'48" Aries	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Aug 27, 1945 into Taurus
Mercury	22°57'10" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 17, 1945	Sep 10, 1945 into Virgo
Venus	25°15'42" Cancer	Direct	Aug 4, 1945	Aug 30, 1945 into Leo
Mars	22°27'38" Gemini	Direct	Jul 23, 1945	Sep 7, 1945 into Cancer
Jupiter	0°15'05" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°34'36" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	17°07'32" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	4°57'19" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°33'16" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°13'49" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 26, 1945

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 26, 22:52 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Decisive thinking. Good for debates, negotiations and clearing a to-do list.

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