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Where Were the Planets on August 8, 2010?

Quick Answer

On August 8, 2010, the Sun was in Leo (15°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (4% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 8, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°37' Cancer at midnight UTC to 0°22' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 8, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°50'46" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2010	Aug 23, 2010 into Virgo
Moon	22°57'51" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 2010	Aug 8, 2010 into Leo
Mercury	13°06'18" Virgo	Direct	Jul 27, 2010	Oct 3, 2010 into Libra
Venus	1°22'54" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 2010	Sep 8, 2010 into Scorpio
Mars	5°51'07" Libra	Direct	Jul 29, 2010	Sep 14, 2010 into Scorpio
Jupiter	2°59'06" Aries	Retrograde	Jun 6, 2010	Sep 9, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	1°35'24" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°09'04" Aries	Retrograde	May 28, 2010	Aug 14, 2010 into Pisces
Neptune	27°37'34" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	3°07'08" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	10°00'27" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 8, 2010

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 8, 17:23 UTC	Venus conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Aug 8, 23:22 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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