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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 2015?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 2015, the Sun was in Virgo (7°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Venus, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto 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, 2015. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°37' Pisces at midnight UTC to 9°39' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 2015
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun7°46'32" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon2°09'55" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury4°32'12" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Venus15°04'30" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Mars14°27'55" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter4°20'54" VirgoDirect into Libra
Saturn28°58'06" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Uranus19°59'57" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune8°25'41" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto13°07'28" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node2°05'46" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on August 31, 2015

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

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters AriesLeaves Pisces

Born on August 31, 2015?

Venus and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Leo, 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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