The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on August 1, 1931?

Quick Answer

On August 1, 1931, the Sun was in Leo (8°16' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (92% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 1, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°38' Pisces at midnight UTC to 17°35' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 1, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°16'01" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1931	Aug 24, 1931 into Virgo
Moon	11°38'16" Pisces	Direct	Jul 31, 1931	Aug 3, 1931 into Aries
Mercury	4°35'37" Virgo	Direct	Jul 28, 1931	Oct 4, 1931 into Libra
Venus	27°58'41" Cancer	Direct	Jul 9, 1931	Aug 3, 1931 into Leo
Mars	29°52'54" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1931	Aug 1, 1931 into Libra
Jupiter	3°22'15" Leo	Direct	Jul 17, 1931	Aug 11, 1932 into Virgo
Saturn	18°35'09" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	19°21'45" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	4°30'07" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	20°54'46" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	8°21'36" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 1, 1931

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 1, 10:11 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction
Aug 1, 16:37 UTC	Mars enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on August 1, 1931?

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.