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Where Were the Planets on August 5, 1908?

Quick Answer

On August 5, 1908, the Sun was in Leo (12°37' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 5, 1908. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°24' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 20°14' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 5, 1908
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°37'35" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1908	Aug 23, 1908 into Virgo
Moon	13°46'48" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 4, 1908	Aug 6, 1908 into Sagittarius
Mercury	27°18'50" Cancer	Direct	May 30, 1908	Aug 6, 1908 into Leo
Venus	6°43'29" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1908	Sep 8, 1908 into Leo
Mars	18°03'20" Leo	Direct	Jul 8, 1908	Aug 24, 1908 into Virgo
Jupiter	21°46'39" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1907	Sep 12, 1908 into Virgo
Saturn	10°00'55" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	13°48'59" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	15°39'15" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	25°22'50" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	2°57'38" Cancer	Direct	Mar 13, 1907	Sep 30, 1908 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 5, 1908

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 5, 09:40 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	12°32' Scorpio

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