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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1991?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1991, the Sun was in Virgo (7°35' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (64% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1991. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°34' Taurus at midnight UTC to 28°14' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1991
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°35'31" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 23, 1991 into Libra
Moon	21°23'25" Taurus	Direct	Aug 29, 1991	Sep 1, 1991 into Gemini
Mercury	23°03'10" Leo	Stationing direct	Aug 19, 1991	Sep 10, 1991 into Virgo
Venus	24°14'56" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 21, 1991	Oct 6, 1991 into Virgo
Mars	29°30'04" Virgo	Direct	Jul 15, 1991	Sep 1, 1991 into Libra
Jupiter	27°28'25" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1990	Sep 12, 1991 into Virgo
Saturn	1°08'25" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	9°58'54" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°09'53" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	17°52'51" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	16°17'19" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1990	Jul 4, 1992 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 31, 1991

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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