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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1971?

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On August 31, 1971, the Sun was in Virgo (7°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (74% illuminated). Mercury and Mars were retrograde.

Mercury squared Jupiter while Mercury was retrograde. Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°57' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 12°11' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1971
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun7°25'57" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon5°31'57" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury28°52'56" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Venus8°26'54" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars12°25'53" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Jupiter28°40'26" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn6°12'59" GeminiDirect into Taurus
Uranus11°41'57" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Neptune0°23'46" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto28°42'34" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node13°06'58" AquariusDirect into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 31, 1971

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CapricornLeaves Sagittarius
Mercury square JupiterToo many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.

Born on August 31, 1971?

The Sun, Venus and Pluto were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over. The Sun and Venus sat 1 degrees apart in Virgo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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