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Where Were the Planets on August 8, 1926?

Quick Answer

On August 8, 1926, the Sun was in Leo (15°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 8, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°22' Leo at midnight UTC to 20°17' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 8, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°10'13" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1926	Aug 23, 1926 into Virgo
Moon	14°20'46" Leo	Direct	Aug 7, 1926	Aug 9, 1926 into Virgo
Mercury	13°35'06" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 29, 1926	Sep 5, 1926 into Virgo
Venus	18°15'57" Cancer	Direct	Jul 24, 1926	Aug 18, 1926 into Leo
Mars	3°49'23" Taurus	Direct	Aug 1, 1926	Feb 22, 1927 into Gemini
Jupiter	23°10'14" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	19°35'57" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	28°59'19" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	24°09'37" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°03'23" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	14°40'59" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 8, 1926

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 8, 13:49 UTC	New Moon in Leo	15°14' Leo

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