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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1911?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1911, the Sun was in Virgo (6°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Mercury, Venus and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1911. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°59' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 10°55' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1911
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°57'18" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1911	Sep 24, 1911 into Libra
Moon	4°58'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1911	Sep 2, 1911 into Capricorn
Mercury	23°12'26" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1911	Oct 6, 1911 into Libra
Venus	28°43'37" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 7, 1911	Nov 9, 1911 into Libra
Mars	27°35'18" Taurus	Direct	Jul 15, 1911	Sep 5, 1911 into Gemini
Jupiter	9°30'57" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 11, 1910	Dec 10, 1911 into Sagittarius
Saturn	20°13'26" Taurus	Direct	Jan 20, 1911	Jul 7, 1912 into Gemini
Uranus	25°54'15" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	22°55'04" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	28°50'46" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	3°35'58" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1910	Nov 7, 1911 into Aries

Sky Events on August 31, 1911

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 00:20 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Exact square
Aug 31, 02:00 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Aug 31, 16:21 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	7°08' Sagittarius

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