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Where Were the Planets on August 8, 1928?

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On August 8, 1928, the Sun was in Leo (15°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 8, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°40' Taurus at midnight UTC to 19°45' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 8, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°39'39" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1928	Aug 23, 1928 into Virgo
Moon	12°42'26" Taurus	Direct	Aug 7, 1928	Aug 9, 1928 into Gemini
Mercury	7°18'35" Leo	Direct	Aug 4, 1928	Aug 19, 1928 into Virgo
Venus	26°07'16" Leo	Direct	Jul 18, 1928	Aug 11, 1928 into Virgo
Mars	29°34'03" Taurus	Direct	Jun 26, 1928	Aug 9, 1928 into Gemini
Jupiter	9°38'29" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	12°33'31" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	7°07'01" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	28°24'39" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	17°26'23" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	5°58'26" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 8, 1928

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 8, 09:45 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine
Aug 8, 17:24 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	15°52' Taurus

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