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Where Were the Planets on January 31, 1918?

Quick Answer

On January 31, 1918, the Sun was in Aquarius (10°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (83% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 31, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°52' Virgo at midnight UTC to 4°43' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 31, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°49'15" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Feb 19, 1918 into Pisces
Moon	28°47'51" Virgo	Direct	Jan 29, 1918	Jan 31, 1918 into Libra
Mercury	16°46'36" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 5, 1917	Feb 10, 1918 into Aquarius
Venus	25°55'17" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 5, 1917	Apr 5, 1918 into Pisces
Mars	2°59'33" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Jan 11, 1918	Feb 25, 1918 into Virgo
Jupiter	1°30'42" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	11°07'28" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	22°58'08" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	5°35'06" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°49'08" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	29°25'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 31, 1918

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 31, 14:26 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jan 31, 18:38 UTC	The Sun opposite Saturn	Exact opposition

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