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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1939?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1939, the Sun was in Virgo (7°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°27' Pisces at midnight UTC to 0°22' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°10'45" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1939	Sep 23, 1939 into Libra
Moon	24°24'22" Pisces	Direct	Aug 29, 1939	Aug 31, 1939 into Aries
Mercury	19°28'29" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1939	Sep 7, 1939 into Virgo
Venus	5°42'42" Virgo	Direct	Aug 26, 1939	Sep 20, 1939 into Libra
Mars	24°18'13" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 21, 1939	Sep 24, 1939 into Aquarius
Jupiter	7°06'06" Aries	Retrograde	May 11, 1939	Oct 30, 1939 into Pisces
Saturn	1°00'18" Taurus	Retrograde	Jul 6, 1939	Sep 22, 1939 into Aries
Uranus	21°57'56" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	22°27'57" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°04'10" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°02'25" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on August 31, 1939

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 23:14 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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