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Where Were the Planets on August 8, 1939?

Quick Answer

On August 8, 1939, the Sun was in Leo (15°02' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 8, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°00' Taurus at midnight UTC to 22°49' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 8, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°02'15" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1939	Aug 24, 1939 into Virgo
Moon	16°22'19" Taurus	Direct	Aug 7, 1939	Aug 9, 1939 into Gemini
Mercury	18°51'46" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1939	Sep 7, 1939 into Virgo
Venus	7°16'25" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1939	Aug 26, 1939 into Virgo
Mars	25°31'18" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jul 21, 1939	Sep 24, 1939 into Aquarius
Jupiter	8°38'28" Aries	Retrograde	May 11, 1939	Oct 30, 1939 into Pisces
Saturn	1°14'31" Taurus	Direct	Jul 6, 1939	Sep 22, 1939 into Aries
Uranus	21°48'02" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	21°41'14" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°28'32" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	3°15'30" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on August 8, 1939

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 8, 09:18 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	14°56' Taurus

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