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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1945?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1945, the Sun was in Virgo (7°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (35% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°05' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°40' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°42'06" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1945	Sep 23, 1945 into Libra
Moon	24°55'12" Gemini	Direct	Aug 29, 1945	Aug 31, 1945 into Cancer
Mercury	22°03'34" Leo	Direct	Aug 17, 1945	Sep 10, 1945 into Virgo
Venus	1°07'23" Leo	Direct	Aug 30, 1945	Sep 24, 1945 into Virgo
Mars	25°33'11" Gemini	Direct	Jul 23, 1945	Sep 7, 1945 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°16'23" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	21°06'08" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	17°13'56" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	5°07'15" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°41'26" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°57'56" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 31, 1945

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 35% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 15:42 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Aug 31, 20:59 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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