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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1976?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1976, the Sun was in Virgo (8°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (43% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°39' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 6°43' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°11'53" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1976	Sep 22, 1976 into Libra
Moon	29°43'30" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 29, 1976	Aug 31, 1976 into Sagittarius
Mercury	4°43'50" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1976	Sep 21, 1976 into Virgo
Venus	28°28'34" Virgo	Direct	Aug 8, 1976	Sep 1, 1976 into Libra
Mars	4°39'39" Libra	Direct	Aug 24, 1976	Oct 8, 1976 into Scorpio
Jupiter	0°35'56" Gemini	Direct	Aug 23, 1976	Oct 16, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	10°41'36" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	4°08'23" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	11°12'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	10°18'56" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	6°22'10" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on August 31, 1976

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 12:28 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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