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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 2018?

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On August 31, 2018, the Sun was in Virgo (8°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (77% illuminated). Saturn, 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, 2018. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°11' Aries at midnight UTC to 12°12' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 2018
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun8°02'09" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon5°40'17" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury20°50'48" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus23°04'49" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars28°42'45" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Jupiter17°05'55" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn2°34'16" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Uranus2°20'00" TaurusRetrograde into Aries
Neptune15°16'57" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto18°58'39" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node4°03'32" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on August 31, 2018

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 77% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters TaurusLeaves Aries

Born on August 31, 2018?

Mars, Saturn and Pluto were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day carries a strong Capricorn streak alongside their Virgo Sun.

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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