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Where Were the Planets on August 8, 1908?

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On August 8, 1908, the Sun was in Leo (15°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (81% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 8, 1908. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°07' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 1°13' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 8, 1908
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°30'05" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1908	Aug 23, 1908 into Virgo
Moon	24°07'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 6, 1908	Aug 8, 1908 into Capricorn
Mercury	2°49'47" Leo	Direct	Aug 6, 1908	Aug 22, 1908 into Virgo
Venus	7°46'30" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1908	Sep 8, 1908 into Leo
Mars	19°57'49" Leo	Direct	Jul 8, 1908	Aug 24, 1908 into Virgo
Jupiter	22°25'47" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1907	Sep 12, 1908 into Virgo
Saturn	9°56'15" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	13°43'04" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	15°45'17" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	25°25'50" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	2°48'07" Cancer	Direct	Mar 13, 1907	Sep 30, 1908 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 8, 1908

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 8, 21:56 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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