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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1918?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1918, the Sun was in Virgo (7°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (23% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°54' Cancer at midnight UTC to 16°49' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°15'31" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1918	Sep 23, 1918 into Libra
Moon	10°24'00" Cancer	Direct	Aug 30, 1918	Sep 2, 1918 into Leo
Mercury	10°15'34" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 28, 1918	Oct 3, 1918 into Libra
Venus	15°35'29" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1918	Sep 12, 1918 into Virgo
Mars	9°07'11" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 17, 1918	Oct 1, 1918 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	9°50'44" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 1918	Aug 2, 1919 into Leo
Saturn	20°36'17" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	25°15'56" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	7°58'06" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	6°23'23" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	18°11'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 31, 1918

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 20:54 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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