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Where Were the Planets on August 9, 1918?

Quick Answer

On August 9, 1918, the Sun was in Leo (16°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (7% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 9, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°03' Virgo at midnight UTC to 22°07' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 9, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°04'28" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1918	Aug 23, 1918 into Virgo
Moon	16°06'50" Virgo	Direct	Aug 8, 1918	Aug 10, 1918 into Libra
Mercury	12°57'16" Virgo	Direct	Jul 28, 1918	Oct 3, 1918 into Libra
Venus	18°51'07" Cancer	Direct	Jul 24, 1918	Aug 18, 1918 into Leo
Mars	25°17'04" Libra	Direct	Jun 23, 1918	Aug 17, 1918 into Scorpio
Jupiter	5°46'51" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 1918	Aug 2, 1919 into Leo
Saturn	17°48'30" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	26°08'09" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	7°11'31" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	6°01'13" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	19°21'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 9, 1918

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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