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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1906?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1906, the Sun was in Virgo (7°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1906. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°52' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 12°42' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1906
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°09'17" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1906	Sep 23, 1906 into Libra
Moon	5°49'02" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1906	Sep 2, 1906 into Pisces
Mercury	19°05'34" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1906	Sep 7, 1906 into Virgo
Venus	22°26'12" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1906	Sep 7, 1906 into Scorpio
Mars	22°21'36" Leo	Direct	Jul 27, 1906	Sep 12, 1906 into Virgo
Jupiter	5°49'45" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1906	Aug 18, 1907 into Leo
Saturn	11°59'20" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 8, 1906	Mar 19, 1908 into Aries
Uranus	4°34'53" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°04'21" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	23°40'01" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	10°17'35" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1905	Mar 13, 1907 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 31, 1906

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 01:56 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Aug 31, 07:47 UTC	Venus sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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