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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1941?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1941, the Sun was in Virgo (7°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (71% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1941. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°45' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 9°39' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1941
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°40'34" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1941	Sep 23, 1941 into Libra
Moon	2°44'00" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 31, 1941	Sep 2, 1941 into Aquarius
Mercury	19°05'00" Virgo	Direct	Aug 21, 1941	Sep 6, 1941 into Libra
Venus	12°33'30" Libra	Direct	Aug 21, 1941	Sep 15, 1941 into Scorpio
Mars	23°26'26" Aries	Direct	Jul 2, 1941	Jan 11, 1942 into Taurus
Jupiter	18°57'15" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	28°27'24" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	0°20'32" Gemini	Direct	Aug 7, 1941	Oct 5, 1941 into Taurus
Neptune	26°41'16" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	4°52'01" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	23°19'52" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on August 31, 1941

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 07:17 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Aug 31, 10:06 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Exact square

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