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Where Were the Planets on August 8, 1991?

Quick Answer

On August 8, 1991, the Sun was in Leo (15°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (4% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 8, 1991. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°34' Cancer at midnight UTC to 0°30' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 8, 1991
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°27'16" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1991	Aug 23, 1991 into Virgo
Moon	23°02'41" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 1991	Aug 8, 1991 into Leo
Mercury	5°53'53" Virgo	Stationing direct	Jul 26, 1991	Aug 19, 1991 into Leo
Venus	6°20'52" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 11, 1991	Aug 21, 1991 into Leo
Mars	14°53'24" Virgo	Direct	Jul 15, 1991	Sep 1, 1991 into Libra
Jupiter	22°27'02" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1990	Sep 12, 1991 into Virgo
Saturn	2°35'29" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	10°31'13" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°34'49" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	17°35'44" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	17°30'24" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1990	Jul 4, 1992 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 8, 1991

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 8, 00:34 UTC	Mars trine Neptune	Exact trine
Aug 8, 23:09 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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