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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1930?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 1930, the Sun was in Taurus (17°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (80% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°55' Virgo at midnight UTC to 0°51' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°09'29" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1930	May 21, 1930 into Gemini
Moon	23°54'39" Virgo	Direct	May 6, 1930	May 8, 1930 into Libra
Mercury	2°35'16" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	May 1, 1930	May 17, 1930 into Taurus
Venus	9°44'21" Gemini	Direct	Apr 30, 1930	May 25, 1930 into Cancer
Mars	10°36'14" Aries	Direct	Apr 24, 1930	Jun 3, 1930 into Taurus
Jupiter	18°53'03" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	11°39'07" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°20'18" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	0°47'55" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	17°43'10" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	2°11'22" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on May 8, 1930

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 22:30 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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