The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1920?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1920, the Sun was in Virgo (7°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1920. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°33' Pisces at midnight UTC to 7°36' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1920
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°45'05" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1920	Sep 23, 1920 into Libra
Moon	1°03'44" Aries	Direct	Aug 31, 1920	Sep 2, 1920 into Taurus
Mercury	29°28'26" Leo	Direct	Aug 10, 1920	Aug 31, 1920 into Virgo
Venus	23°50'09" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1920	Sep 5, 1920 into Libra
Mars	27°15'14" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 10, 1920	Sep 4, 1920 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	0°55'47" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 1920	Sep 25, 1921 into Libra
Saturn	14°04'14" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	3°31'31" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	12°16'03" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	8°37'42" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	9°29'14" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1919	Feb 26, 1921 into Libra

Sky Events on August 31, 1920

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 10:02 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Aug 31, 18:28 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on August 31, 1920?

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.