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Where Were the Planets on July 31, 1926?

Quick Answer

On July 31, 1926, the Sun was in Leo (7°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 31, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°39' Aries at midnight UTC to 10°23' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 31, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°30'28" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1926	Aug 23, 1926 into Virgo
Moon	3°34'44" Taurus	Direct	Jul 31, 1926	Aug 2, 1926 into Gemini
Mercury	19°20'31" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 29, 1926	Sep 5, 1926 into Virgo
Venus	8°38'18" Cancer	Direct	Jul 24, 1926	Aug 18, 1926 into Leo
Mars	29°30'22" Aries	Direct	Jun 15, 1926	Aug 1, 1926 into Taurus
Jupiter	24°10'00" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	19°27'20" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	29°10'14" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	23°52'11" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	14°52'08" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	15°06'24" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 31, 1926

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 31, 05:46 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jul 31, 07:02 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square
Jul 31, 19:25 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	7°48' Taurus

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