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Where Were the Planets on August 8, 1990?

Quick Answer

On August 8, 1990, the Sun was in Leo (15°41' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 8, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°15' Pisces at midnight UTC to 15°39' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 8, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°41'18" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1990	Aug 23, 1990 into Virgo
Moon	8°56'24" Pisces	Direct	Aug 7, 1990	Aug 10, 1990 into Aries
Mercury	12°50'23" Virgo	Direct	Jul 29, 1990	Oct 5, 1990 into Libra
Venus	23°23'51" Cancer	Direct	Jul 20, 1990	Aug 13, 1990 into Leo
Mars	17°15'36" Taurus	Direct	Jul 12, 1990	Aug 31, 1990 into Gemini
Jupiter	27°53'03" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	20°16'44" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	6°09'04" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°20'05" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	15°01'15" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	6°50'05" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 8, 1990

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 8, 01:14 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine

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