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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1939?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 1939, the Sun was in Taurus (17°00' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (77% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°27' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 20°37' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°00'05" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1939	May 21, 1939 into Gemini
Moon	14°34'40" Capricorn	Direct	May 7, 1939	May 9, 1939 into Aquarius
Mercury	21°27'14" Aries	Direct	Mar 7, 1939	May 14, 1939 into Taurus
Venus	15°27'11" Aries	Direct	Apr 25, 1939	May 20, 1939 into Taurus
Mars	24°03'12" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 21, 1939	May 25, 1939 into Aquarius
Jupiter	29°23'26" Pisces	Direct	Dec 29, 1938	May 11, 1939 into Aries
Saturn	24°19'51" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	17°46'51" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	20°42'11" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°21'50" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1939	Jun 14, 1939 into Leo
North Node	8°07'48" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on May 8, 1939

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 77% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 08:37 UTC	Jupiter trine Pluto	Exact trine

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