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Where Were the Planets on August 28, 1945?

Quick Answer

On August 28, 1945, the Sun was in Virgo (4°48' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (69% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 28, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°42' Taurus at midnight UTC to 20°05' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 28, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°48'03" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1945	Sep 23, 1945 into Libra
Moon	12°56'04" Taurus	Direct	Aug 27, 1945	Aug 29, 1945 into Gemini
Mercury	22°12'31" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 17, 1945	Sep 10, 1945 into Virgo
Venus	27°36'03" Cancer	Direct	Aug 4, 1945	Aug 30, 1945 into Leo
Mars	23°42'16" Gemini	Direct	Jul 23, 1945	Sep 7, 1945 into Cancer
Jupiter	0°39'28" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°47'23" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	17°10'14" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	5°01'14" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°36'34" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°07'28" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 28, 1945

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on August 28, 1945?

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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