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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1901?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1901, the Sun was in Virgo (7°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°18' Pisces at midnight UTC to 6°48' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°21'31" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1901	Sep 23, 1901 into Libra
Moon	29°33'24" Pisces	Direct	Aug 29, 1901	Aug 31, 1901 into Aries
Mercury	10°47'37" Virgo	Direct	Aug 25, 1901	Sep 11, 1901 into Libra
Venus	9°37'34" Libra	Direct	Aug 23, 1901	Sep 17, 1901 into Scorpio
Mars	29°49'52" Libra	Direct	Jul 13, 1901	Aug 31, 1901 into Scorpio
Jupiter	3°13'33" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	9°56'36" Capricorn	Retrograde	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	12°54'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°09'40" Cancer	Direct	Jul 19, 1901	Dec 25, 1901 into Gemini
Pluto	18°38'04" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	16°59'13" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on August 31, 1901

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 01:21 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine
Aug 31, 12:43 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Aug 31, 18:11 UTC	Mars enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Aug 31, 18:12 UTC	Venus square Saturn	Exact square

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