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Where Were the Planets on August 8, 1951?

Quick Answer

On August 8, 1951, the Sun was in Leo (15°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (29% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 8, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°11' Libra at midnight UTC to 26°24' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 8, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°08'05" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1951	Aug 23, 1951 into Virgo
Moon	19°46'09" Libra	Direct	Aug 6, 1951	Aug 9, 1951 into Scorpio
Mercury	11°47'05" Virgo	Direct	Jul 27, 1951	Oct 2, 1951 into Libra
Venus	17°53'40" Virgo	Direct	Jul 8, 1951	Nov 9, 1951 into Libra
Mars	23°32'52" Cancer	Direct	Jul 3, 1951	Aug 18, 1951 into Leo
Jupiter	14°09'05" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	29°28'09" Virgo	Direct	Mar 7, 1951	Aug 13, 1951 into Libra
Uranus	11°49'50" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°11'12" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°21'14" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°09'42" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 8, 1951

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 8, 13:43 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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