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Where Were the Planets on January 31, 1906?

Quick Answer

On January 31, 1906, the Sun was in Aquarius (10°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (41% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 31, 1906. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°40' Aries at midnight UTC to 5°34' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 31, 1906
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°43'45" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1906	Feb 19, 1906 into Pisces
Moon	29°37'59" Aries	Direct	Jan 29, 1906	Jan 31, 1906 into Taurus
Mercury	26°51'09" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 12, 1906	Feb 2, 1906 into Aquarius
Venus	7°22'06" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 25, 1906	Feb 18, 1906 into Pisces
Mars	26°36'43" Pisces	Direct	Dec 27, 1905	Feb 4, 1906 into Aries
Jupiter	26°37'46" Taurus	Direct	Dec 4, 1905	Mar 9, 1906 into Gemini
Saturn	2°29'57" Pisces	Direct	Jan 8, 1906	Mar 19, 1908 into Aries
Uranus	6°25'34" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	8°11'28" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	20°54'55" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	21°31'10" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1905	Mar 13, 1907 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 31, 1906

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 41% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 31, 04:48 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Jan 31, 08:29 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Jan 31, 12:35 UTC	Mars sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Jan 31, 12:44 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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