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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1923?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1923, the Sun was in Virgo (7°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (77% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1923. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°55' Aries at midnight UTC to 9°46' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1923
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°02'41" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1923	Sep 24, 1923 into Libra
Moon	3°51'34" Taurus	Direct	Aug 31, 1923	Sep 2, 1923 into Gemini
Mercury	4°00'22" Libra	Direct	Aug 27, 1923	Oct 4, 1923 into Virgo
Venus	4°20'18" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 1923	Sep 21, 1923 into Libra
Mars	29°39'25" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 1923	Sep 1, 1923 into Virgo
Jupiter	13°16'19" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 1922	Nov 24, 1923 into Sagittarius
Saturn	17°38'23" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 1921	Dec 20, 1923 into Scorpio
Uranus	15°55'18" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	18°38'17" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	12°01'26" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	11°30'09" Virgo	Direct	Sep 16, 1922	Apr 4, 1924 into Leo

Sky Events on August 31, 1923

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 77% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 04:11 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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