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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1924?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 1924, the Sun was in Taurus (17°36' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (18% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1924. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°14' Cancer at midnight UTC to 13°08' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1924
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°36'13" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1924	May 21, 1924 into Gemini
Moon	7°11'00" Cancer	Direct	May 7, 1924	May 10, 1924 into Leo
Mercury	16°55'11" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 5, 1924	Jun 13, 1924 into Gemini
Venus	2°00'10" Cancer	Direct	May 6, 1924	Sep 8, 1924 into Leo
Mars	7°55'56" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 24, 1924	Jun 24, 1924 into Pisces
Jupiter	18°19'32" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 24, 1923	Dec 18, 1924 into Capricorn
Saturn	27°36'14" Libra	Retrograde	Apr 6, 1924	Sep 13, 1924 into Scorpio
Uranus	20°34'28" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	17°37'11" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	10°37'35" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	28°12'40" Leo	Direct	Apr 4, 1924	Oct 23, 1925 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 8, 1924

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 01:37 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
May 8, 12:24 UTC	The Sun square Neptune	Exact square

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