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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 1945?

Quick Answer

On July 8, 1945, the Sun was in Cancer (15°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (1% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 8, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°13' Gemini at midnight UTC to 9°09' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°56'09" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1945	Jul 23, 1945 into Leo
Moon	2°13'35" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 1945	Jul 10, 1945 into Leo
Mercury	8°00'18" Leo	Direct	Jul 3, 1945	Jul 26, 1945 into Virgo
Venus	0°50'42" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1945	Aug 4, 1945 into Cancer
Mars	19°36'10" Taurus	Direct	Jun 11, 1945	Jul 23, 1945 into Gemini
Jupiter	21°38'45" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	14°35'17" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	15°10'48" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	3°48'04" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°08'37" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°49'30" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 8, 1945

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 8, 08:10 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on July 8, 1945?

Mercury and Pluto sat 1 degrees apart in Leo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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