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Where Were the Planets on August 19, 1908?

Quick Answer

On August 19, 1908, the Sun was in Leo (26°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (44% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 19, 1908. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°52' Taurus at midnight UTC to 9°39' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 19, 1908
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°04'00" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1908	Aug 23, 1908 into Virgo
Moon	3°19'08" Gemini	Direct	Aug 19, 1908	Aug 21, 1908 into Cancer
Mercury	24°54'19" Leo	Direct	Aug 6, 1908	Aug 22, 1908 into Virgo
Venus	13°36'39" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1908	Sep 8, 1908 into Leo
Mars	26°57'31" Leo	Direct	Jul 8, 1908	Aug 24, 1908 into Virgo
Jupiter	24°49'49" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1907	Sep 12, 1908 into Virgo
Saturn	9°31'53" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	13°23'48" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	16°06'11" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	25°35'35" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	2°13'10" Cancer	Direct	Mar 13, 1907	Sep 30, 1908 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 19, 1908

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 19, 00:02 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Aug 19, 04:22 UTC	Venus opposite Uranus	Exact opposition
Aug 19, 05:47 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Aug 19, 10:59 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction
Aug 19, 20:17 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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