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Where Were the Planets on August 8, 1935?

Quick Answer

On August 8, 1935, the Sun was in Leo (15°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (60% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 8, 1935. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°39' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 2°28' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 8, 1935
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°00'29" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1935	Aug 24, 1935 into Virgo
Moon	26°01'33" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1935	Aug 8, 1935 into Sagittarius
Mercury	13°18'39" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1935	Aug 16, 1935 into Virgo
Venus	21°06'45" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1935	Nov 9, 1935 into Libra
Mars	5°27'54" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 29, 1935	Sep 16, 1935 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	14°33'37" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 11, 1934	Nov 9, 1935 into Sagittarius
Saturn	8°28'59" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	5°30'43" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	13°13'51" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	26°09'59" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	20°37'26" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 8, 1935

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 60% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 8, 13:57 UTC	Mars opposite Uranus	Exact opposition
Aug 8, 19:24 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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