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Where Were the Planets on August 8, 1965?

Quick Answer

On August 8, 1965, the Sun was in Leo (15°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (87% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 8, 1965. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°49' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 9°42' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 8, 1965
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°42'58" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1965	Aug 23, 1965 into Virgo
Moon	3°46'49" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 8, 1965	Aug 10, 1965 into Aquarius
Mercury	28°12'35" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 3, 1965	Sep 8, 1965 into Virgo
Venus	16°45'03" Virgo	Direct	Jul 25, 1965	Aug 19, 1965 into Libra
Mars	22°33'37" Libra	Direct	Jun 29, 1965	Aug 20, 1965 into Scorpio
Jupiter	23°51'38" Gemini	Direct	Apr 22, 1965	Sep 21, 1965 into Cancer
Saturn	15°53'29" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	13°21'37" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	17°15'14" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	15°01'08" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	10°21'21" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 8, 1965

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 8, 04:22 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Aug 8, 22:05 UTC	Venus sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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