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Where Were the Planets on August 8, 1941?

Quick Answer

On August 8, 1941, the Sun was in Leo (15°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 8, 1941. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°34' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 7°41' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 8, 1941
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°31'42" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1941	Aug 23, 1941 into Virgo
Moon	1°10'48" Pisces	Direct	Aug 8, 1941	Aug 10, 1941 into Aries
Mercury	4°20'11" Leo	Direct	Aug 6, 1941	Aug 21, 1941 into Virgo
Venus	14°55'09" Virgo	Direct	Jul 27, 1941	Aug 21, 1941 into Libra
Mars	18°06'19" Aries	Direct	Jul 2, 1941	Jan 11, 1942 into Taurus
Jupiter	15°37'46" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	27°34'59" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	0°01'14" Gemini	Direct	Aug 7, 1941	Oct 5, 1941 into Taurus
Neptune	25°55'48" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	4°15'17" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	24°32'57" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on August 8, 1941

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 8, 09:50 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Aug 8, 10:59 UTC	Mercury conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction
Aug 8, 15:04 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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