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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1908?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1908, the Sun was in Virgo (7°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (18% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1908. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°50' Libra at midnight UTC to 4°09' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1908
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°39'09" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1908	Sep 23, 1908 into Libra
Moon	27°58'52" Libra	Direct	Aug 29, 1908	Aug 31, 1908 into Scorpio
Mercury	17°40'01" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1908	Sep 7, 1908 into Libra
Venus	22°35'15" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1908	Sep 8, 1908 into Leo
Mars	4°35'45" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1908	Oct 10, 1908 into Libra
Jupiter	27°26'38" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1907	Sep 12, 1908 into Virgo
Saturn	8°53'35" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	13°07'58" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	16°26'18" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	25°43'41" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	1°35'02" Cancer	Direct	Mar 13, 1907	Sep 30, 1908 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 31, 1908

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 15:55 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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