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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1933?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1933, the Sun was in Virgo (7°36' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (83% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1933. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°27' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 25°48' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1933
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°36'45" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1933	Sep 23, 1933 into Libra
Moon	18°38'29" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 30, 1933	Sep 1, 1933 into Aquarius
Mercury	26°40'08" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 1933	Sep 2, 1933 into Virgo
Venus	11°59'01" Libra	Direct	Aug 21, 1933	Sep 15, 1933 into Scorpio
Mars	3°23'29" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 26, 1933	Oct 9, 1933 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	27°56'57" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 1932	Sep 10, 1933 into Libra
Saturn	11°13'29" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	27°05'30" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	9°50'19" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	24°08'43" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	28°03'44" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 25, 1933	Feb 12, 1935 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 31, 1933

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 17:16 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine

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