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Where Were the Planets on August 29, 1945?

Quick Answer

On August 29, 1945, the Sun was in Virgo (5°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (58% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 29, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°05' Taurus at midnight UTC to 4°12' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 29, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°46'02" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1945	Sep 23, 1945 into Libra
Moon	27°11'32" Taurus	Direct	Aug 27, 1945	Aug 29, 1945 into Gemini
Mercury	22°01'24" Leo	Stationing direct	Aug 17, 1945	Sep 10, 1945 into Virgo
Venus	28°46'23" Cancer	Direct	Aug 4, 1945	Aug 30, 1945 into Leo
Mars	24°19'23" Gemini	Direct	Jul 23, 1945	Sep 7, 1945 into Cancer
Jupiter	0°51'44" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°53'42" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	17°11'31" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	5°03'14" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°38'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°04'17" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 29, 1945

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 58% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 29, 16:46 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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