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Where Were the Planets on August 8, 2042?

Quick Answer

On August 8, 2042, the Sun is in Leo (16°05' at noon UTC), the Moon is in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase is Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Pluto is retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 8, 2042. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°50' Taurus at midnight UTC to 23°49' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 8, 2042
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°05'32" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2042	Aug 22, 2042 into Virgo
Moon	16°51'56" Taurus	Direct	Aug 7, 2042	Aug 9, 2042 into Gemini
Mercury	9°38'27" Virgo	Direct	Aug 2, 2042	Aug 26, 2042 into Libra
Venus	1°53'46" Libra	Direct	Aug 6, 2042	Sep 13, 2042 into Scorpio
Mars	9°10'55" Libra	Direct	Jul 24, 2042	Sep 9, 2042 into Scorpio
Jupiter	22°48'05" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 24, 2042	Oct 4, 2042 into Sagittarius
Saturn	0°57'38" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 14, 2042	Feb 21, 2044 into Sagittarius
Uranus	13°15'33" Leo	Direct	May 15, 2040	Oct 6, 2045 into Virgo
Neptune	10°21'28" Taurus	Direct	Mar 23, 2039	Jul 16, 2051 into Gemini
Pluto	29°04'36" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	21°05'03" Aries	Direct	Feb 21, 2042	Sep 10, 2043 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 8, 2042

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 8, 10:35 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	16°02' Taurus
Aug 8, 23:55 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine

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