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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1916?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 1916, the Sun was in Taurus (17°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (33% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°13' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°01' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°32'49" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1916	May 21, 1916 into Gemini
Moon	27°07'03" Cancer	Direct	May 6, 1916	May 8, 1916 into Leo
Mercury	8°30'22" Gemini	Direct	May 2, 1916	Jul 10, 1916 into Cancer
Venus	2°15'23" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1916	Sep 8, 1916 into Leo
Mars	21°11'19" Leo	Direct	Oct 7, 1915	May 28, 1916 into Virgo
Jupiter	20°16'07" Aries	Direct	Feb 12, 1916	Jun 26, 1916 into Taurus
Saturn	12°25'56" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	19°35'32" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	0°05'10" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	1°45'39" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	2°56'33" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 14, 1914	Jul 3, 1916 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 8, 1916

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 33% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 17:51 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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