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Where Were the Planets on August 21, 1931?

Quick Answer

On August 21, 1931, the Sun was in Leo (27°27' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (61% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 21, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°31' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 16°53' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 21, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°27'50" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1931	Aug 24, 1931 into Virgo
Moon	10°14'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 20, 1931	Aug 22, 1931 into Capricorn
Mercury	19°39'28" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Jul 28, 1931	Oct 4, 1931 into Libra
Venus	22°38'27" Leo	Direct	Aug 3, 1931	Aug 27, 1931 into Virgo
Mars	12°24'37" Libra	Direct	Aug 1, 1931	Sep 17, 1931 into Scorpio
Jupiter	7°45'12" Leo	Direct	Jul 17, 1931	Aug 11, 1932 into Virgo
Saturn	17°25'13" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	19°06'07" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	5°12'52" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	21°23'34" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	7°18'04" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 21, 1931

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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