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Where Were the Planets on August 8, 1919?

Quick Answer

On August 8, 1919, the Sun was in Leo (14°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (89% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 8, 1919. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°04' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 12°28' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 8, 1919
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°52'53" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1919	Aug 24, 1919 into Virgo
Moon	6°14'15" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 7, 1919	Aug 10, 1919 into Aquarius
Mercury	26°59'15" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 2, 1919	Sep 9, 1919 into Virgo
Venus	23°39'49" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1919	Nov 9, 1919 into Libra
Mars	20°26'11" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 1919	Aug 23, 1919 into Leo
Jupiter	1°21'12" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1919	Aug 27, 1920 into Virgo
Saturn	29°29'27" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	0°19'37" Pisces	Retrograde	Apr 1, 1919	Aug 16, 1919 into Aquarius
Neptune	9°16'49" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	7°05'53" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	0°05'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 8, 1919

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

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