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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1935?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 1935, the Sun was in Taurus (16°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (31% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1935. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°53' Cancer at midnight UTC to 1°02' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1935
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°58'05" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1935	May 22, 1935 into Gemini
Moon	24°59'45" Cancer	Direct	May 6, 1935	May 8, 1935 into Leo
Mercury	29°33'25" Taurus	Direct	Apr 24, 1935	May 8, 1935 into Gemini
Venus	26°03'32" Gemini	Direct	Apr 16, 1935	May 11, 1935 into Cancer
Mars	6°37'56" Libra	Retrograde	Dec 11, 1934	Jul 29, 1935 into Scorpio
Jupiter	18°37'31" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 11, 1934	Nov 9, 1935 into Sagittarius
Saturn	8°40'02" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	2°20'23" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	11°51'36" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	24°02'07" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	25°29'44" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 8, 1935

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 31% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 17:20 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 8, 21:54 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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