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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1993?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1993, the Sun was in Virgo (8°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°17' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 7°23' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°05'32" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1993	Sep 23, 1993 into Libra
Moon	1°21'32" Pisces	Direct	Aug 31, 1993	Sep 2, 1993 into Aries
Mercury	10°10'32" Virgo	Direct	Aug 26, 1993	Sep 11, 1993 into Libra
Venus	4°34'07" Leo	Direct	Aug 27, 1993	Sep 21, 1993 into Virgo
Mars	12°25'10" Libra	Direct	Aug 12, 1993	Sep 27, 1993 into Scorpio
Jupiter	15°02'23" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	26°05'39" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1993	Jan 28, 1994 into Pisces
Uranus	18°31'21" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	18°36'34" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	22°57'11" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	7°34'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 31, 1993

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 09:18 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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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.

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