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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1908?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 1908, the Sun was in Taurus (17°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1908. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°50' Leo at midnight UTC to 23°40' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1908
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°28'24" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1908	May 21, 1908 into Gemini
Moon	17°45'07" Leo	Direct	May 7, 1908	May 9, 1908 into Virgo
Mercury	18°21'44" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1908	May 13, 1908 into Gemini
Venus	2°25'42" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1908	Sep 8, 1908 into Leo
Mars	20°47'13" Gemini	Direct	Apr 7, 1908	May 22, 1908 into Cancer
Jupiter	5°49'31" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1907	Sep 12, 1908 into Virgo
Saturn	5°52'22" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	16°47'13" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°38'53" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	23°26'07" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	7°40'25" Cancer	Direct	Mar 13, 1907	Sep 30, 1908 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 8, 1908

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 11:23 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	17°27' Leo

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