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Where Were the Planets on August 8, 1920?

Quick Answer

On August 8, 1920, the Sun was in Leo (15°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (39% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 8, 1920. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°06' Taurus at midnight UTC to 5°09' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 8, 1920
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°36'01" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1920	Aug 23, 1920 into Virgo
Moon	28°05'45" Taurus	Direct	Aug 6, 1920	Aug 8, 1920 into Gemini
Mercury	29°25'16" Cancer	Direct	Aug 2, 1920	Aug 10, 1920 into Leo
Venus	25°26'58" Leo	Direct	Jul 18, 1920	Aug 12, 1920 into Virgo
Mars	13°43'24" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 10, 1920	Sep 4, 1920 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	25°55'26" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1919	Aug 27, 1920 into Virgo
Saturn	11°15'43" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	4°25'32" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	11°26'28" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	8°13'26" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	10°42'18" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1919	Feb 26, 1921 into Libra

Sky Events on August 8, 1920

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 39% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 8, 15:14 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Aug 8, 23:11 UTC	Venus conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction

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