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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1919?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1919, the Sun was in Virgo (7°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (31% illuminated). Venus and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1919. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°20' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 20°10' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1919
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°01'32" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1919	Sep 24, 1919 into Libra
Moon	14°16'36" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 30, 1919	Sep 1, 1919 into Sagittarius
Mercury	19°00'12" Leo	Direct	Jul 2, 1919	Sep 9, 1919 into Virgo
Venus	25°47'28" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 7, 1919	Nov 9, 1919 into Libra
Mars	5°16'24" Leo	Direct	Aug 23, 1919	Oct 10, 1919 into Virgo
Jupiter	6°15'42" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1919	Aug 27, 1920 into Virgo
Saturn	2°23'43" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	29°25'12" Aquarius	Retrograde	Aug 16, 1919	Jan 22, 1920 into Pisces
Neptune	10°06'08" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	7°29'53" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	28°52'06" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1919	Feb 26, 1921 into Libra

Sky Events on August 31, 1919

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 31% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 23:53 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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