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Where Were the Planets on August 8, 1904?

Quick Answer

On August 8, 1904, the Sun was in Leo (15°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (13% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 8, 1904. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°39' Gemini at midnight UTC to 10°48' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 8, 1904
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°28'18" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1904	Aug 23, 1904 into Virgo
Moon	3°40'46" Cancer	Direct	Aug 8, 1904	Aug 10, 1904 into Leo
Mercury	10°15'26" Virgo	Direct	Aug 1, 1904	Aug 28, 1904 into Libra
Venus	24°05'26" Leo	Direct	Jul 19, 1904	Aug 13, 1904 into Virgo
Mars	25°42'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 30, 1904	Aug 15, 1904 into Leo
Jupiter	29°59'13" Aries	Direct	Mar 1, 1904	Aug 8, 1904 into Taurus
Saturn	17°49'28" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	26°15'39" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°06'45" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	21°22'28" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	20°10'03" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on August 8, 1904

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 8, 05:44 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Aug 8, 20:17 UTC	Jupiter enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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