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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1994?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1994, the Sun was in Virgo (7°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (29% 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, 1994. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°25' Gemini at midnight UTC to 8°47' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1994
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°51'15" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1994	Sep 23, 1994 into Libra
Moon	2°34'20" Cancer	Direct	Aug 31, 1994	Sep 2, 1994 into Leo
Mercury	24°04'09" Virgo	Direct	Aug 18, 1994	Sep 4, 1994 into Libra
Venus	23°40'15" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1994	Sep 7, 1994 into Scorpio
Mars	9°27'54" Cancer	Direct	Aug 16, 1994	Oct 4, 1994 into Leo
Jupiter	9°43'42" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 10, 1993	Dec 9, 1994 into Sagittarius
Saturn	9°06'03" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 28, 1994	Apr 7, 1996 into Aries
Uranus	22°47'08" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	20°50'48" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	25°27'54" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	18°15'05" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 21, 1994	Aug 11, 1995 into Libra

Sky Events on August 31, 1994

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 06:59 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on August 31, 1994?

Uranus and Neptune sat 2 degrees 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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