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Where Were the Planets on August 9, 1928?

Quick Answer

On August 9, 1928, the Sun was in Leo (16°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (41% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 9, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°45' Taurus at midnight UTC to 3°54' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 9, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°37'11" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1928	Aug 23, 1928 into Virgo
Moon	26°50'03" Taurus	Direct	Aug 7, 1928	Aug 9, 1928 into Gemini
Mercury	9°21'01" Leo	Direct	Aug 4, 1928	Aug 19, 1928 into Virgo
Venus	27°21'16" Leo	Direct	Jul 18, 1928	Aug 11, 1928 into Virgo
Mars	0°12'33" Gemini	Direct	Aug 9, 1928	Oct 3, 1928 into Cancer
Jupiter	9°42'36" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	12°32'45" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	7°05'46" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	28°26'50" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	17°27'47" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	5°55'15" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 9, 1928

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 41% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 9, 04:09 UTC	Mars enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Aug 9, 16:21 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Exact square
Aug 9, 17:21 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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