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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1971?

Quick Answer

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.

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
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°25'57" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1971	Sep 23, 1971 into Libra
Moon	5°31'57" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 31, 1971	Sep 2, 1971 into Aquarius
Mercury	28°52'56" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 29, 1971	Sep 11, 1971 into Virgo
Venus	8°26'54" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1971	Sep 17, 1971 into Libra
Mars	12°25'53" Aquarius	Retrograde	May 3, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Pisces
Jupiter	28°40'26" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 5, 1971	Sep 11, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	6°12'59" Gemini	Direct	Jun 18, 1971	Jan 10, 1972 into Taurus
Uranus	11°41'57" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°23'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	28°42'34" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	13°06'58" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 31, 1971

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 01:54 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Aug 31, 19:11 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Exact square

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