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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1944?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1944, the Sun was in Virgo (7°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°45' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 12°20' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°56'13" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1944	Sep 23, 1944 into Libra
Moon	5°00'16" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1944	Sep 2, 1944 into Pisces
Mercury	19°56'53" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 28, 1944	Oct 5, 1944 into Libra
Venus	25°49'39" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1944	Sep 3, 1944 into Libra
Mars	1°35'54" Libra	Direct	Aug 29, 1944	Oct 13, 1944 into Scorpio
Jupiter	7°45'42" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	8°21'36" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	12°59'52" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	3°01'04" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°12'35" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°17'37" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 31, 1944

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 03:44 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Aug 31, 06:23 UTC	The Sun conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction
Aug 31, 23:31 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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