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Where Were the Planets on April 8, 1919?

Quick Answer

On April 8, 1919, the Sun was in Aries (17°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (60% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 8, 1919. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°58' Cancer at midnight UTC to 6°04' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 8, 1919
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°36'10" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1919	Apr 21, 1919 into Taurus
Moon	29°33'48" Cancer	Direct	Apr 6, 1919	Apr 8, 1919 into Leo
Mercury	17°15'33" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 9, 1919	May 16, 1919 into Taurus
Venus	19°27'04" Taurus	Direct	Mar 23, 1919	Apr 17, 1919 into Gemini
Mars	24°58'44" Aries	Direct	Mar 6, 1919	Apr 15, 1919 into Taurus
Jupiter	7°51'51" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 1918	Aug 2, 1919 into Leo
Saturn	21°33'42" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	0°20'10" Pisces	Direct	Apr 1, 1919	Aug 16, 1919 into Aquarius
Neptune	6°33'21" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°37'30" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	6°32'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 8, 1919

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 8, 07:18 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Apr 8, 12:47 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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