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Where Were the Planets on August 9, 1924?

Quick Answer

On August 9, 1924, the Sun was in Leo (16°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (65% illuminated). Mars and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 9, 1924. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°18' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 11°39' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 9, 1924
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°35'23" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1924	Aug 23, 1924 into Virgo
Moon	4°27'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 9, 1924	Aug 11, 1924 into Capricorn
Mercury	13°16'38" Virgo	Direct	Jul 30, 1924	Oct 7, 1924 into Libra
Venus	6°07'58" Cancer	Direct	May 6, 1924	Sep 8, 1924 into Leo
Mars	3°40'13" Pisces	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1924	Aug 24, 1924 into Aquarius
Jupiter	10°03'48" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 24, 1923	Dec 18, 1924 into Capricorn
Saturn	26°59'37" Libra	Direct	Apr 6, 1924	Sep 13, 1924 into Scorpio
Uranus	20°47'17" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	19°58'51" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	12°46'08" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	23°17'11" Leo	Direct	Apr 4, 1924	Oct 23, 1925 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 9, 1924

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 9, 01:39 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Aug 9, 04:31 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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