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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1931?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1931, the Sun was in Virgo (7°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°53' Aries at midnight UTC to 19°39' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°06'47" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1931	Sep 24, 1931 into Libra
Moon	13°46'35" Aries	Direct	Aug 30, 1931	Sep 1, 1931 into Taurus
Mercury	15°40'41" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 28, 1931	Oct 4, 1931 into Libra
Venus	5°01'29" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 1931	Sep 20, 1931 into Libra
Mars	18°51'28" Libra	Direct	Aug 1, 1931	Sep 17, 1931 into Scorpio
Jupiter	9°52'23" Leo	Direct	Jul 17, 1931	Aug 11, 1932 into Virgo
Saturn	17°00'50" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	18°51'50" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	5°35'04" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	21°36'09" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	6°46'17" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 31, 1931

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 12:13 UTC	Mars opposite Uranus	Exact opposition
Aug 31, 23:10 UTC	Venus conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction

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