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Where Were the Planets on August 18, 1908?

Quick Answer

On August 18, 1908, the Sun was in Leo (25°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 18, 1908. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°41' Taurus at midnight UTC to 26°52' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 18, 1908
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°06'15" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1908	Aug 23, 1908 into Virgo
Moon	20°20'17" Taurus	Direct	Aug 16, 1908	Aug 19, 1908 into Gemini
Mercury	22°53'31" Leo	Direct	Aug 6, 1908	Aug 22, 1908 into Virgo
Venus	12°58'12" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1908	Sep 8, 1908 into Leo
Mars	26°19'21" Leo	Direct	Jul 8, 1908	Aug 24, 1908 into Virgo
Jupiter	24°36'42" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1907	Sep 12, 1908 into Virgo
Saturn	9°34'33" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	13°25'22" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	16°04'22" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	25°34'47" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	2°16'20" Cancer	Direct	Mar 13, 1907	Sep 30, 1908 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 18, 1908

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 18, 21:25 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	25°29' Taurus

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