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Where Were the Planets on January 31, 1930?

Quick Answer

On January 31, 1930, the Sun was in Aquarius (10°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 31, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°31' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 5°30' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 31, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°54'20" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1930	Feb 19, 1930 into Pisces
Moon	29°30'36" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 29, 1930	Jan 31, 1930 into Pisces
Mercury	22°36'27" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 23, 1930	Feb 15, 1930 into Aquarius
Venus	9°24'12" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 24, 1930	Feb 16, 1930 into Pisces
Mars	25°09'41" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1929	Feb 6, 1930 into Aquarius
Jupiter	6°20'58" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	7°09'20" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	8°18'35" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	2°47'04" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	18°05'17" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	7°19'33" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on January 31, 1930

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 31, 12:58 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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