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Where Were the Planets on July 31, 1993?

Quick Answer

On July 31, 1993, the Sun was in Leo (8°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury opposed Uranus. Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast. Mars sextiled Pluto. Venus trined Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 31, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°24' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 21°13' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 31, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°17'17" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1993	Aug 23, 1993 into Virgo
Moon	14°50'51" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 30, 1993	Aug 1, 1993 into Aquarius
Mercury	19°44'35" Cancer	Direct	Jun 2, 1993	Aug 10, 1993 into Leo
Venus	28°21'06" Gemini	Direct	Jul 6, 1993	Aug 1, 1993 into Cancer
Mars	22°48'18" Virgo	Direct	Jun 23, 1993	Aug 12, 1993 into Libra
Jupiter	9°40'54" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	28°22'37" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1993	Jan 28, 1994 into Pisces
Uranus	19°27'46" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	19°15'15" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	22°43'22" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	9°13'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 31, 1993

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 31, 00:30 UTC	Mercury opposite Uranus	Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast.
Jul 31, 08:49 UTC	Mars sextile Pluto	Stamina and willpower. Good for difficult jobs and real change.
Jul 31, 12:30 UTC	Venus trine Saturn	Loyalty and steady affection. Good for long-term decisions about love and money.

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Uranus and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, 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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