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Where Were the Planets on January 8, 1928?

Quick Answer

On January 8, 1928, the Sun was in Capricorn (16°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 8, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°03' Cancer at midnight UTC to 9°41' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 8, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°58'24" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1927	Jan 21, 1928 into Aquarius
Moon	2°55'27" Leo	Direct	Jan 8, 1928	Jan 10, 1928 into Virgo
Mercury	16°37'50" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1927	Jan 16, 1928 into Aquarius
Venus	5°19'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1928	Jan 29, 1928 into Capricorn
Mars	22°15'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 8, 1927	Jan 19, 1928 into Capricorn
Jupiter	27°35'09" Pisces	Direct	Sep 11, 1927	Jan 23, 1928 into Aries
Saturn	14°18'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	29°52'09" Pisces	Direct	Nov 4, 1927	Jan 13, 1928 into Aries
Neptune	28°49'08" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	16°03'31" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	17°15'11" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 8, 1928

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 8, 03:40 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Jan 8, 06:52 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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