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Where Were the Planets on March 8, 1931?

Quick Answer

On March 8, 1931, the Sun was in Pisces (16°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (78% illuminated). Mars, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 8, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°57' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 20°01' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 8, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°57'26" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1931	Mar 21, 1931 into Aries
Moon	13°03'13" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 7, 1931	Mar 9, 1931 into Sagittarius
Mercury	10°13'55" Pisces	Direct	Mar 2, 1931	Mar 18, 1931 into Aries
Venus	2°57'18" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 5, 1931	Mar 31, 1931 into Pisces
Mars	27°25'47" Cancer	Stationing direct	Feb 16, 1931	Mar 30, 1931 into Leo
Jupiter	10°27'03" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	20°49'59" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°44'20" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	4°04'07" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	18°48'54" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	16°05'29" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 8, 1931

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 8, 14:52 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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