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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 2072?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 2072, the Sun is in Virgo (8°57' at noon UTC), the Moon is in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase is Waning Gibbous (93% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 2072. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°46' Aries at midnight UTC to 15°40' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 2072
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°57'01" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2072	Sep 22, 2072 into Libra
Moon	9°43'18" Aries	Direct	Aug 30, 2072	Sep 2, 2072 into Taurus
Mercury	12°23'29" Virgo	Direct	Aug 25, 2072	Sep 10, 2072 into Libra
Venus	6°12'24" Libra	Direct	Aug 26, 2072	Sep 20, 2072 into Scorpio
Mars	13°59'33" Libra	Direct	Aug 9, 2072	Sep 24, 2072 into Scorpio
Jupiter	5°55'16" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 2072	Aug 17, 2073 into Leo
Saturn	9°10'42" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 18, 2071	Dec 6, 2073 into Sagittarius
Uranus	28°11'37" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 25, 2072	Nov 12, 2072 into Capricorn
Neptune	17°01'04" Cancer	Direct	May 1, 2066	Sep 1, 2078 into Leo
Pluto	6°10'57" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 23, 2068	Jun 9, 2095 into Taurus
North Node	9°35'59" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 2071	Feb 28, 2073 into Leo

Sky Events on August 31, 2072

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 05:32 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square
Aug 31, 11:31 UTC	Venus opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Aug 31, 18:09 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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