Ephemeris August 2031

August 2031 opens with Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto all moving retrograde. On 22 August Mercury turns direct in Leo. On 23 August the Sun enters Virgo. The table below gives every position at 00:00 UT.

Ephemeris August 2031
Date	Sun	Moon	Mercury	Venus	Mars	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptune	Pluto	True Node	Chiron	Moon phase
1	8°35' Leo	9°05' Capricorn	26°06' LeoR	23°55' LeoR	17°13' Scorpio	19°30' SagittariusR	19°26' Gemini	25°39' Gemini	15°34' AriesR	12°32' AquariusR	25°16' ScorpioR	21°03' Taurus	Waxing Gibbous
2	9°32' Leo	24°13' Capricorn	25°50' LeoR	23°28' LeoR	17°41' Scorpio	19°27' SagittariusR	19°32' Gemini	25°42' Gemini	15°34' AriesR	12°31' AquariusR	25°09' ScorpioR	21°05' Taurus	Full Moon
3	10°30' Leo	9°27' Aquarius	25°28' LeoR	22°59' LeoR	18°10' Scorpio	19°24' SagittariusR	19°38' Gemini	25°44' Gemini	15°34' AriesR	12°29' AquariusR	24°59' ScorpioR	21°06' Taurus	Full Moon
4	11°27' Leo	24°35' Aquarius	25°02' LeoR	22°29' LeoR	18°38' Scorpio	19°22' SagittariusR	19°44' Gemini	25°47' Gemini	15°33' AriesR	12°28' AquariusR	24°49' ScorpioR	21°08' Taurus	Full Moon
5	12°25' Leo	9°27' Pisces	24°31' LeoR	21°56' LeoR	19°07' Scorpio	19°20' SagittariusR	19°50' Gemini	25°50' Gemini	15°33' AriesR	12°27' AquariusR	24°39' ScorpioR	21°09' Taurus	Waning Gibbous
6	13°22' Leo	23°54' Pisces	23°56' LeoR	21°23' LeoR	19°36' Scorpio	19°18' SagittariusR	19°56' Gemini	25°52' Gemini	15°32' AriesR	12°25' AquariusR	24°30' ScorpioR	21°10' Taurus	Waning Gibbous
7	14°19' Leo	7°53' Aries	23°16' LeoR	20°48' LeoR	20°06' Scorpio	19°16' SagittariusR	20°01' Gemini	25°55' Gemini	15°31' AriesR	12°24' AquariusR	24°24' ScorpioR	21°11' Taurus	Waning Gibbous
8	15°17' Leo	21°22' Aries	22°34' LeoR	20°12' LeoR	20°36' Scorpio	19°14' SagittariusR	20°07' Gemini	25°58' Gemini	15°31' AriesR	12°23' AquariusR	24°20' ScorpioR	21°12' Taurus	Waning Gibbous
9	16°14' Leo	4°24' Taurus	21°49' LeoR	19°36' LeoR	21°06' Scorpio	19°13' SagittariusR	20°12' Gemini	26°00' Gemini	15°30' AriesR	12°21' AquariusR	24°18' ScorpioR	21°13' Taurus	Last Quarter
10	17°12' Leo	17°01' Taurus	21°02' LeoR	18°59' LeoR	21°37' Scorpio	19°12' SagittariusR	20°18' Gemini	26°03' Gemini	15°30' AriesR	12°20' AquariusR	24°18' ScorpioR	21°14' Taurus	Last Quarter
11	18°09' Leo	29°18' Taurus	20°14' LeoR	18°21' LeoR	22°07' Scorpio	19°11' SagittariusR	20°23' Gemini	26°05' Gemini	15°29' AriesR	12°18' AquariusR	24°17' ScorpioR	21°15' Taurus	Last Quarter
12	19°07' Leo	11°21' Gemini	19°25' LeoR	17°44' LeoR	22°39' Scorpio	19°10' SagittariusR	20°28' Gemini	26°08' Gemini	15°28' AriesR	12°17' AquariusR	24°17' ScorpioR	21°16' Taurus	Last Quarter
13	20°05' Leo	23°15' Gemini	18°37' LeoR	17°07' LeoR	23°10' Scorpio	19°09' SagittariusR	20°34' Gemini	26°10' Gemini	15°27' AriesR	12°16' AquariusR	24°14' ScorpioR	21°17' Taurus	Waning Crescent
14	21°02' Leo	5°05' Cancer	17°51' LeoR	16°30' LeoR	23°42' Scorpio	19°09' SagittariusR	20°39' Gemini	26°13' Gemini	15°27' AriesR	12°14' AquariusR	24°09' ScorpioR	21°18' Taurus	Waning Crescent
15	22°00' Leo	16°54' Cancer	17°07' LeoR	15°54' LeoR	24°14' Scorpio	19°08' SagittariusR	20°44' Gemini	26°15' Gemini	15°26' AriesR	12°13' AquariusR	24°01' ScorpioR	21°18' Taurus	Waning Crescent
16	22°58' Leo	28°46' Cancer	16°27' LeoR	15°19' LeoR	24°46' Scorpio	19°08' SagittariusR	20°49' Gemini	26°17' Gemini	15°25' AriesR	12°12' AquariusR	23°51' ScorpioR	21°19' Taurus	Waning Crescent
17	23°55' Leo	10°42' Leo	15°50' LeoR	14°45' LeoR	25°18' Scorpio	19°08' Sagittarius	20°54' Gemini	26°20' Gemini	15°24' AriesR	12°10' AquariusR	23°38' ScorpioR	21°20' Taurus	New Moon
18	24°53' Leo	22°46' Leo	15°19' LeoR	14°12' LeoR	25°51' Scorpio	19°08' Sagittarius	20°59' Gemini	26°22' Gemini	15°23' AriesR	12°09' AquariusR	23°24' ScorpioR	21°20' Taurus	New Moon
19	25°51' Leo	4°58' Virgo	14°54' LeoR	13°41' LeoR	26°24' Scorpio	19°09' Sagittarius	21°03' Gemini	26°24' Gemini	15°22' AriesR	12°08' AquariusR	23°10' ScorpioR	21°21' Taurus	New Moon
20	26°48' Leo	17°18' Virgo	14°35' LeoR	13°11' LeoR	26°57' Scorpio	19°09' Sagittarius	21°08' Gemini	26°26' Gemini	15°21' AriesR	12°06' AquariusR	22°58' ScorpioR	21°21' Taurus	New Moon
21	27°46' Leo	29°48' Virgo	14°22' LeoR	12°43' LeoR	27°31' Scorpio	19°10' Sagittarius	21°13' Gemini	26°28' Gemini	15°20' AriesR	12°05' AquariusR	22°47' ScorpioR	21°21' Taurus	Waxing Crescent
22	28°44' Leo	12°28' Libra	14°17' LeoR	12°17' LeoR	28°05' Scorpio	19°11' Sagittarius	21°17' Gemini	26°30' Gemini	15°19' AriesR	12°04' AquariusR	22°40' ScorpioR	21°22' Taurus	Waxing Crescent
23	29°42' Leo	25°20' Libra	14°20' Leo	11°54' LeoR	28°39' Scorpio	19°12' Sagittarius	21°22' Gemini	26°32' Gemini	15°18' AriesR	12°02' AquariusR	22°35' ScorpioR	21°22' Taurus	Waxing Crescent
24	0°40' Virgo	8°25' Scorpio	14°30' Leo	11°32' LeoR	29°13' Scorpio	19°14' Sagittarius	21°26' Gemini	26°34' Gemini	15°17' AriesR	12°01' AquariusR	22°33' ScorpioR	21°22' Taurus	First Quarter
25	1°37' Virgo	21°47' Scorpio	14°48' Leo	11°12' LeoR	29°48' Scorpio	19°15' Sagittarius	21°30' Gemini	26°36' Gemini	15°16' AriesR	12°00' AquariusR	22°32' ScorpioR	21°22' Taurus	First Quarter
26	2°35' Virgo	5°26' Sagittarius	15°13' Leo	10°55' LeoR	0°23' Sagittarius	19°17' Sagittarius	21°34' Gemini	26°38' Gemini	15°15' AriesR	11°59' AquariusR	22°32' ScorpioR	21°22' Taurus	First Quarter
27	3°33' Virgo	19°25' Sagittarius	15°47' Leo	10°40' LeoR	0°58' Sagittarius	19°19' Sagittarius	21°38' Gemini	26°40' Gemini	15°14' AriesR	11°57' AquariusR	22°32' ScorpioR	21°22' TaurusR	First Quarter
28	4°31' Virgo	3°44' Capricorn	16°28' Leo	10°28' LeoR	1°33' Sagittarius	19°21' Sagittarius	21°42' Gemini	26°42' Gemini	15°13' AriesR	11°56' AquariusR	22°29' ScorpioR	21°22' TaurusR	Waxing Gibbous
29	5°29' Virgo	18°20' Capricorn	17°17' Leo	10°17' LeoR	2°08' Sagittarius	19°23' Sagittarius	21°46' Gemini	26°44' Gemini	15°12' AriesR	11°55' AquariusR	22°24' ScorpioR	21°22' TaurusR	Waxing Gibbous
30	6°27' Virgo	3°10' Aquarius	18°13' Leo	10°10' LeoR	2°44' Sagittarius	19°26' Sagittarius	21°50' Gemini	26°45' Gemini	15°10' AriesR	11°54' AquariusR	22°17' ScorpioR	21°22' TaurusR	Waxing Gibbous
31	7°25' Virgo	18°07' Aquarius	19°16' Leo	10°04' LeoR	3°20' Sagittarius	19°28' Sagittarius	21°54' Gemini	26°47' Gemini	15°09' AriesR	11°52' AquariusR	22°07' ScorpioR	21°22' TaurusR	Full Moon

R marks a planet moving retrograde on that day.

This month in the sky

Retrograde stations

≈ 16 August, 05:00 UTCJupiterturns direct19° Sagittarius

≈ 22 August, 04:00 UTCMercuryturns direct14° Leo

≈ 26 August, 07:00 UTCChironturns retrograde21° Taurus

Station times are read from the daily speed and rounded to the hour, so they are approximate.

Sign changes

23 August, 07:24 UTCSunenters Virgo

25 August, 08:09 UTCMarsenters Sagittarius

Moon phases

3 August, 01:45 UTCFull Moon10°34' Aquarius

10 August, 00:23 UTCLast Quarter17°13' Taurus

18 August, 04:32 UTCNew Moon25°04' Leo

25 August, 18:39 UTCFirst Quarter2°22' Sagittarius

Void of course Moon

≈ 1 August, 13:21 UTC→2 August, 09:06 UTClast aspect: Mars sextile · enters Aquarius

≈ 4 August, 00:42 UTC→4 August, 08:41 UTClast aspect: Mercury opposition · enters Pisces

≈ 5 August, 17:17 UTC→6 August, 10:21 UTClast aspect: Saturn square · enters Aries

≈ 8 August, 02:03 UTC→8 August, 15:48 UTClast aspect: Mercury trine · enters Taurus

≈ 10 August, 09:18 UTC→11 August, 01:23 UTClast aspect: Mars opposition · enters Gemini

≈ 12 August, 18:31 UTC→13 August, 13:41 UTClast aspect: Saturn conjunction · enters Cancer

≈ 15 August, 15:33 UTC→16 August, 02:30 UTClast aspect: Mars trine · enters Leo

≈ 18 August, 06:23 UTC→18 August, 14:16 UTClast aspect: Mars square · enters Virgo

≈ 20 August, 19:27 UTC→21 August, 00:23 UTClast aspect: Mars sextile · enters Libra

≈ 22 August, 16:36 UTC→23 August, 08:37 UTClast aspect: Saturn trine · enters Scorpio

≈ 24 August, 11:12 UTC→25 August, 14:30 UTClast aspect: Mercury square · enters Sagittarius

≈ 27 August, 03:46 UTC→27 August, 17:47 UTClast aspect: Saturn opposition · enters Capricorn

≈ 28 August, 01:24 UTC→29 August, 18:53 UTClast aspect: Sun trine · enters Aquarius

≈ 31 August, 06:07 UTC→31 August, 19:08 UTClast aspect: Saturn trine · enters Pisces

Classical method: the last exact aspect of the Moon to a planet from the Sun to Saturn opens the void, and the Moon's sign change closes it. The start is approximate, the end is exact.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which planets are retrograde in August 2031?

In August 2031 the stations are: Jupiter turns direct (16 August), Mercury turns direct (22 August) and Chiron turns retrograde (26 August). The R in the table marks every day a planet is retrograde.

When is the Full Moon in August 2031?

The Full Moon is on 3 August at 01:45 UTC, in Aquarius.

How do I read this table?

Each row is one day at 00:00 Universal Time and each column is one body. A cell gives the degree and minute within the sign, and an R means the body is moving retrograde that day. Read down a column to follow one planet, read across a row to see the whole sky on one date.

Calculated with Swiss Ephemeris. Positions are geocentric and in the tropical zodiac, for 00:00 Universal Time.

Data generated on 9 September 2026.