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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 1929?

Quick Answer

On July 8, 1929, the Sun was in Cancer (15°48' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 8, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°30' Leo at midnight UTC to 16°28' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°48'49" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1929	Jul 23, 1929 into Leo
Moon	9°02'05" Leo	Direct	Jul 7, 1929	Jul 9, 1929 into Virgo
Mercury	25°14'19" Gemini	Direct	May 3, 1929	Jul 11, 1929 into Cancer
Venus	0°25'15" Gemini	Direct	Jul 8, 1929	Aug 5, 1929 into Cancer
Mars	2°27'04" Virgo	Direct	Jul 4, 1929	Aug 21, 1929 into Libra
Jupiter	5°39'54" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	25°49'31" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 5, 1929	Nov 30, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	11°21'01" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	29°30'09" Leo	Direct	Feb 19, 1929	Jul 24, 1929 into Virgo
Pluto	17°51'13" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	18°17'14" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on July 8, 1929

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 8, 01:58 UTC	Venus enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jul 8, 22:14 UTC	Mercury opposite Saturn	Exact opposition

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