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Where Were the Planets on August 9, 1934?

Quick Answer

On August 9, 1934, the Sun was in Leo (16°11' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 9, 1934. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°55' Leo at midnight UTC to 12°42' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 9, 1934
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°11'48" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1934	Aug 23, 1934 into Virgo
Moon	6°48'43" Leo	Direct	Aug 8, 1934	Aug 11, 1934 into Virgo
Mercury	29°52'25" Cancer	Direct	Jun 1, 1934	Aug 9, 1934 into Leo
Venus	20°06'43" Cancer	Direct	Jul 23, 1934	Aug 17, 1934 into Leo
Mars	16°22'17" Cancer	Direct	Jul 15, 1934	Aug 30, 1934 into Leo
Jupiter	18°07'41" Libra	Direct	Sep 10, 1933	Oct 11, 1934 into Scorpio
Saturn	25°29'18" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	1°27'24" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 6, 1934	Oct 10, 1934 into Aries
Neptune	11°09'14" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	24°54'32" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	9°53'57" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 25, 1933	Feb 12, 1935 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 9, 1934

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 9, 13:49 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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