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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 1926?

Quick Answer

On July 8, 1926, the Sun was in Cancer (15°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 8, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°30' Gemini at midnight UTC to 5°03' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°33'09" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1926	Jul 23, 1926 into Leo
Moon	28°48'47" Gemini	Direct	Jul 6, 1926	Jul 8, 1926 into Cancer
Mercury	11°48'07" Leo	Direct	Jun 29, 1926	Sep 5, 1926 into Virgo
Venus	11°17'24" Gemini	Direct	Jun 28, 1926	Jul 24, 1926 into Cancer
Mars	15°38'10" Aries	Direct	Jun 15, 1926	Aug 1, 1926 into Taurus
Jupiter	26°23'41" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	19°37'08" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	29°26'14" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	23°05'52" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	14°17'31" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	16°19'29" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 8, 1926

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 8, 14:16 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jul 8, 18:23 UTC	The Sun square Mars	Exact square

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