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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1926?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1926, the Sun was in Virgo (7°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (37% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°27' Gemini at midnight UTC to 29°03' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°18'47" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1926	Sep 23, 1926 into Libra
Moon	22°48'10" Gemini	Direct	Aug 29, 1926	Sep 1, 1926 into Cancer
Mercury	20°51'02" Leo	Direct	Jun 29, 1926	Sep 5, 1926 into Virgo
Venus	16°14'17" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1926	Sep 11, 1926 into Virgo
Mars	14°00'10" Taurus	Direct	Aug 1, 1926	Feb 22, 1927 into Gemini
Jupiter	20°13'34" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	20°33'56" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	28°15'48" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	25°00'30" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°31'13" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	13°27'55" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 31, 1926

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 37% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 02:56 UTC	Mercury opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition
Aug 31, 07:23 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square

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