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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1943?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1943, the Sun was in Virgo (7°12' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°33' Virgo at midnight UTC to 20°35' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°12'29" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1943	Sep 23, 1943 into Libra
Moon	14°33'42" Virgo	Direct	Aug 30, 1943	Sep 1, 1943 into Libra
Mercury	4°14'54" Libra	Direct	Aug 27, 1943	Sep 25, 1943 into Virgo
Venus	15°49'13" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 7, 1943	Nov 9, 1943 into Libra
Mars	4°06'19" Gemini	Direct	Aug 23, 1943	Mar 28, 1944 into Cancer
Jupiter	13°26'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	25°15'29" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	8°45'36" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	0°52'56" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	7°43'26" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°40'29" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 31, 1943

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 01:23 UTC	Mercury trine Mars	Exact trine

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