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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1913?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1913, the Sun was in Virgo (7°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1913. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°47' Leo at midnight UTC to 9°55' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1913
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°27'20" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1913	Sep 23, 1913 into Libra
Moon	2°21'14" Virgo	Direct	Aug 31, 1913	Sep 2, 1913 into Libra
Mercury	22°49'49" Leo	Direct	Jun 28, 1913	Sep 4, 1913 into Virgo
Venus	28°57'56" Cancer	Direct	Aug 5, 1913	Sep 1, 1913 into Leo
Mars	21°11'36" Gemini	Direct	Jul 29, 1913	Sep 15, 1913 into Cancer
Jupiter	8°01'57" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 2, 1913	Jan 21, 1914 into Aquarius
Saturn	17°20'33" Gemini	Direct	Mar 26, 1913	Aug 24, 1914 into Cancer
Uranus	4°20'32" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	27°14'33" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	0°57'54" Cancer	Direct	Jul 9, 1913	Dec 28, 1913 into Gemini
North Node	24°53'24" Pisces	Direct	May 27, 1913	Dec 14, 1914 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 31, 1913

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 08:16 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 31, 20:51 UTC	Partial Solar Eclipse in Virgo	7°48' Virgo

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