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Where Were the Planets on August 8, 1909?

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On August 8, 1909, the Sun was in Leo (15°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 8, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°11' Taurus at midnight UTC to 22°04' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 8, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°15'52" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1909	Aug 23, 1909 into Virgo
Moon	15°10'35" Taurus	Direct	Aug 7, 1909	Aug 9, 1909 into Gemini
Mercury	19°34'00" Leo	Direct	Jul 30, 1909	Aug 13, 1909 into Virgo
Venus	12°25'03" Virgo	Direct	Jul 29, 1909	Aug 23, 1909 into Libra
Mars	5°19'55" Aries	Direct	Jul 21, 1909	Sep 26, 1909 into Pisces
Jupiter	16°19'47" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	23°13'05" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	18°02'46" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	17°54'04" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	26°27'16" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	13°28'25" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 8, 1909

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 8, 12:10 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	15°16' Taurus

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