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Where Were the Planets on January 31, 1929?

Quick Answer

On January 31, 1929, the Sun was in Aquarius (11°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (61% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 31, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°48' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°06' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 31, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°08'51" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1929	Feb 19, 1929 into Pisces
Moon	29°00'10" Libra	Direct	Jan 29, 1929	Jan 31, 1929 into Scorpio
Mercury	23°54'30" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 8, 1929	Mar 16, 1929 into Pisces
Venus	27°47'16" Pisces	Direct	Jan 6, 1929	Feb 2, 1929 into Aries
Mars	21°05'16" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	Dec 20, 1928	Mar 10, 1929 into Cancer
Jupiter	2°38'59" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	26°57'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	4°29'05" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	0°31'20" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1928	Feb 19, 1929 into Leo
Pluto	16°49'16" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	26°39'14" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on January 31, 1929

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 31, 13:56 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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