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Where Were the Planets on August 8, 1929?

Quick Answer

On August 8, 1929, the Sun was in Leo (15°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (15% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 8, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°41' Virgo at midnight UTC to 7°24' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 8, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°26'01" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1929	Aug 23, 1929 into Virgo
Moon	0°36'53" Libra	Direct	Aug 8, 1929	Aug 10, 1929 into Scorpio
Mercury	24°09'35" Leo	Direct	Jul 27, 1929	Aug 11, 1929 into Virgo
Venus	3°38'53" Cancer	Direct	Aug 5, 1929	Aug 31, 1929 into Leo
Mars	21°30'43" Virgo	Direct	Jul 4, 1929	Aug 21, 1929 into Libra
Jupiter	11°22'45" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	24°13'43" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 5, 1929	Nov 30, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	11°11'08" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	0°31'13" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	18°38'30" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	16°38'45" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on August 8, 1929

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 8, 10:55 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Aug 8, 12:50 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine

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