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Where Were the Planets on August 9, 1915?

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On August 9, 1915, the Sun was in Leo (15°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 9, 1915. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°42' Cancer at midnight UTC to 5°07' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 9, 1915
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°48'25" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1915	Aug 24, 1915 into Virgo
Moon	28°53'46" Cancer	Direct	Aug 7, 1915	Aug 9, 1915 into Leo
Mercury	10°26'43" Leo	Direct	Aug 4, 1915	Aug 19, 1915 into Virgo
Venus	6°28'17" Leo	Direct	Aug 4, 1915	Aug 28, 1915 into Virgo
Mars	23°30'24" Gemini	Direct	Jul 6, 1915	Aug 19, 1915 into Cancer
Jupiter	27°47'42" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 4, 1915	Feb 12, 1916 into Aries
Saturn	11°08'40" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	13°36'15" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	0°46'30" Leo	Direct	Jul 19, 1915	Mar 19, 1916 into Cancer
Pluto	2°45'29" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	17°23'56" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 14, 1914	Jul 3, 1916 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 9, 1915

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 9, 14:07 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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