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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1996?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1996, the Sun was in Virgo (8°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Jupiter, 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, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°51' Aries at midnight UTC to 22°56' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1996
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun8°21'00" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon15°57'40" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury2°49'55" LibraDirect into Virgo
Venus22°57'49" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars24°05'47" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter7°50'08" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Saturn5°53'38" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Uranus1°15'08" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Neptune25°19'08" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto0°27'26" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
North Node9°32'32" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on August 31, 1996

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on August 31, 1996?

Venus and Mars sat 1 degrees apart in Cancer, 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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