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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1934?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1934, the Sun was in Virgo (7°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1934. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°24' Taurus at midnight UTC to 9°55' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1934
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°22'51" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1934	Sep 23, 1934 into Libra
Moon	3°42'31" Gemini	Direct	Aug 31, 1934	Sep 2, 1934 into Cancer
Mercury	12°21'11" Virgo	Direct	Aug 25, 1934	Sep 10, 1934 into Libra
Venus	16°54'06" Leo	Direct	Aug 17, 1934	Sep 11, 1934 into Virgo
Mars	0°35'33" Leo	Direct	Aug 30, 1934	Oct 18, 1934 into Virgo
Jupiter	21°47'33" Libra	Direct	Sep 10, 1933	Oct 11, 1934 into Scorpio
Saturn	23°50'57" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	1°13'18" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 6, 1934	Oct 10, 1934 into Aries
Neptune	11°56'39" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	25°25'34" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	8°44'03" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 25, 1933	Feb 12, 1935 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 31, 1934

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 04:55 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Aug 31, 06:39 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction
Aug 31, 19:40 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	7°41' Gemini

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