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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 1916?

Quick Answer

On July 8, 1916, the Sun was in Cancer (15°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Venus and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 8, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°30' Libra at midnight UTC to 22°35' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°57'27" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1916	Jul 23, 1916 into Leo
Moon	16°00'13" Libra	Direct	Jul 7, 1916	Jul 9, 1916 into Scorpio
Mercury	26°28'34" Gemini	Direct	May 2, 1916	Jul 10, 1916 into Cancer
Venus	8°39'07" Cancer	Retrograde	May 5, 1916	Sep 8, 1916 into Leo
Mars	21°24'38" Virgo	Direct	May 28, 1916	Jul 23, 1916 into Libra
Jupiter	1°52'59" Taurus	Direct	Jun 26, 1916	Oct 26, 1916 into Aries
Saturn	19°32'44" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	18°57'08" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	1°45'41" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°09'01" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	29°42'44" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 8, 1916

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 8, 11:55 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	15°57' Libra

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