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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1903?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1903, the Sun was in Virgo (6°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (66% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1903. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°19' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 1°22' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1903
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°53'43" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1903	Sep 24, 1903 into Libra
Moon	25°22'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 29, 1903	Aug 31, 1903 into Capricorn
Mercury	2°51'00" Libra	Direct	Aug 29, 1903	Nov 4, 1903 into Scorpio
Venus	1°27'11" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 17, 1903	Sep 6, 1903 into Virgo
Mars	15°16'14" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1903	Sep 22, 1903 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	19°50'44" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 20, 1903	Mar 1, 1904 into Aries
Saturn	3°48'22" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	21°37'46" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°31'20" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	20°37'32" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	8°19'50" Libra	Direct	Jul 18, 1902	Feb 4, 1904 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 31, 1903

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 66% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 21:14 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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