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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1923?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 1923, the Sun was in Taurus (16°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (43% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1923. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°08' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 1°27' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1923
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°52'08" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1923	May 22, 1923 into Gemini
Moon	25°20'29" Aquarius	Direct	May 6, 1923	May 8, 1923 into Pisces
Mercury	7°31'49" Gemini	Direct	May 1, 1923	Jul 8, 1923 into Cancer
Venus	14°15'22" Aries	Direct	Apr 26, 1923	May 21, 1923 into Taurus
Mars	15°07'57" Gemini	Direct	Apr 16, 1923	May 30, 1923 into Cancer
Jupiter	13°42'16" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 26, 1922	Nov 24, 1923 into Sagittarius
Saturn	14°35'11" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 7, 1921	Dec 20, 1923 into Scorpio
Uranus	16°44'05" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	15°25'23" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	9°28'31" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	17°35'32" Virgo	Direct	Sep 16, 1922	Apr 4, 1924 into Leo

Sky Events on May 8, 1923

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 08:33 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
May 8, 18:18 UTC	Venus opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
May 8, 21:06 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
May 8, 22:30 UTC	Mars sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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