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Where Were the Planets on October 8, 1931?

Quick Answer

On October 8, 1931, the Sun was in Libra (14°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (13% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 8, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°12' Leo at midnight UTC to 8°50' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 8, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°14'26" Libra	Direct	Sep 24, 1931	Oct 24, 1931 into Scorpio
Moon	1°28'55" Virgo	Direct	Oct 8, 1931	Oct 10, 1931 into Libra
Mercury	6°37'35" Libra	Direct	Oct 4, 1931	Oct 22, 1931 into Scorpio
Venus	22°19'05" Libra	Direct	Sep 20, 1931	Oct 14, 1931 into Scorpio
Mars	14°25'41" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 17, 1931	Oct 30, 1931 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	17°02'30" Leo	Direct	Jul 17, 1931	Aug 11, 1932 into Virgo
Saturn	16°52'30" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°30'48" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	6°54'45" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	22°06'56" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	4°45'33" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 8, 1931

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 8, 08:05 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Exact square
Oct 8, 09:34 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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