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Where Were the Planets on August 8, 1975?

Quick Answer

On August 8, 1975, the Sun was in Leo (15°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). Venus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 8, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°54' Leo at midnight UTC to 6°58' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 8, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°19'47" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1975	Aug 23, 1975 into Virgo
Moon	29°26'31" Leo	Direct	Aug 6, 1975	Aug 8, 1975 into Virgo
Mercury	22°52'46" Leo	Direct	Jul 28, 1975	Aug 12, 1975 into Virgo
Venus	11°36'39" Virgo	Stationing direct	Jul 9, 1975	Sep 2, 1975 into Leo
Mars	26°00'22" Taurus	Direct	Jul 1, 1975	Aug 14, 1975 into Gemini
Jupiter	24°38'21" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	25°33'37" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	28°48'34" Libra	Direct	May 1, 1975	Sep 8, 1975 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°03'50" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	7°12'42" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	26°58'07" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on August 8, 1975

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 8, 12:53 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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