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Where Were the Planets on February 8, 1917?

Quick Answer

On February 8, 1917, the Sun was in Aquarius (19°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 8, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°56' Leo at midnight UTC to 9°51' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 8, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°10'45" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1917	Feb 19, 1917 into Pisces
Moon	3°53'35" Virgo	Direct	Feb 8, 1917	Feb 10, 1917 into Libra
Mercury	23°31'36" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 18, 1917	Feb 15, 1917 into Aquarius
Venus	0°00'29" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 8, 1917	Mar 4, 1917 into Pisces
Mars	23°37'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 9, 1917	Feb 16, 1917 into Pisces
Jupiter	29°21'48" Aries	Direct	Oct 26, 1916	Feb 12, 1917 into Taurus
Saturn	25°26'05" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	19°40'02" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	3°04'39" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	2°34'46" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	18°19'38" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on February 8, 1917

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 8, 04:09 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Feb 8, 11:50 UTC	Venus enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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