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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 2010?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 2010, the Sun was in Virgo (7°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (63% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°11' Taurus at midnight UTC to 29°49' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°59'03" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2010	Sep 23, 2010 into Libra
Moon	23°28'27" Taurus	Direct	Aug 29, 2010	Sep 1, 2010 into Gemini
Mercury	13°46'11" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 27, 2010	Oct 3, 2010 into Libra
Venus	23°20'50" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 2010	Sep 8, 2010 into Scorpio
Mars	20°28'59" Libra	Direct	Jul 29, 2010	Sep 14, 2010 into Scorpio
Jupiter	1°02'37" Aries	Retrograde	Jun 6, 2010	Sep 9, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	4°03'36" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	29°25'54" Pisces	Retrograde	Aug 14, 2010	Mar 12, 2011 into Aries
Neptune	27°00'10" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	2°50'17" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	8°47'23" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 31, 2010

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 63% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

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