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Where Were the Planets on August 8, 1902?

Quick Answer

On August 8, 1902, the Sun was in Leo (14°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (25% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 8, 1902. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°03' Libra at midnight UTC to 20°48' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 8, 1902
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°59'07" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1902	Aug 24, 1902 into Virgo
Moon	14°28'45" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1902	Aug 9, 1902 into Scorpio
Mercury	11°33'42" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1902	Aug 17, 1902 into Virgo
Venus	16°23'41" Cancer	Direct	Jul 25, 1902	Aug 19, 1902 into Leo
Mars	12°29'36" Cancer	Direct	Jul 20, 1902	Sep 4, 1902 into Leo
Jupiter	11°57'32" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1902	Feb 20, 1903 into Pisces
Saturn	22°57'48" Capricorn	Retrograde	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°25'15" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	2°46'18" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	19°22'38" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	28°52'36" Libra	Direct	Jul 18, 1902	Feb 4, 1904 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 8, 1902

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 8, 16:20 UTC	Mercury opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition

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