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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1931?

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On August 20, 1931, the Sun was in Leo (26°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°49' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 3°30' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°30'03" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1931	Aug 24, 1931 into Virgo
Moon	26°42'40" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 18, 1931	Aug 20, 1931 into Sagittarius
Mercury	19°32'01" Virgo	Direct	Jul 28, 1931	Oct 4, 1931 into Libra
Venus	21°24'15" Leo	Direct	Aug 3, 1931	Aug 27, 1931 into Virgo
Mars	11°46'19" Libra	Direct	Aug 1, 1931	Sep 17, 1931 into Scorpio
Jupiter	7°32'17" Leo	Direct	Jul 17, 1931	Aug 11, 1932 into Virgo
Saturn	17°28'06" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	19°07'19" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	5°10'39" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	21°22'14" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	7°21'14" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 20, 1931

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 11:36 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	26°29' Scorpio
Aug 20, 17:46 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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