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Where Were the Planets on July 9, 1908?

Quick Answer

On July 9, 1908, the Sun was in Cancer (16°50' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (76% illuminated). Mercury, Venus and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 9, 1908. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°39' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 24°59' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 9, 1908
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°50'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1908	Jul 23, 1908 into Leo
Moon	18°16'35" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 8, 1908	Jul 10, 1908 into Sagittarius
Mercury	9°52'08" Cancer	Retrograde	May 30, 1908	Aug 6, 1908 into Leo
Venus	11°33'36" Cancer	Retrograde	May 5, 1908	Sep 8, 1908 into Leo
Mars	0°51'15" Leo	Direct	Jul 8, 1908	Aug 24, 1908 into Virgo
Jupiter	16°03'53" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1907	Sep 12, 1908 into Virgo
Saturn	10°02'14" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	14°50'25" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°40'55" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	24°50'30" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	4°23'26" Cancer	Direct	Mar 13, 1907	Sep 30, 1908 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 9, 1908

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 76% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 9, 04:07 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square

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