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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1937?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1937, the Sun was in Virgo (7°38' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (23% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1937. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°29' Cancer at midnight UTC to 17°32' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1937
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°38'48" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1937	Sep 23, 1937 into Libra
Moon	10°31'38" Cancer	Direct	Aug 30, 1937	Sep 1, 1937 into Leo
Mercury	29°40'20" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Jul 31, 1937	Oct 8, 1937 into Libra
Venus	0°34'51" Leo	Direct	Aug 31, 1937	Sep 25, 1937 into Virgo
Mars	11°27'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 8, 1937	Sep 30, 1937 into Capricorn
Jupiter	17°46'22" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1936	Dec 20, 1937 into Aquarius
Saturn	3°31'27" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 25, 1937	Oct 18, 1937 into Pisces
Uranus	13°38'04" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	18°16'47" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°22'23" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	10°41'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 31, 1937

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 00:07 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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