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Where Were the Planets on January 4, 1931?

Quick Answer

On January 4, 1931, the Sun was in Capricorn (13°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 4, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°11' Cancer at midnight UTC to 19°48' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 4, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°10'40" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1930	Jan 21, 1931 into Aquarius
Moon	12°28'16" Cancer	Direct	Jan 3, 1931	Jan 5, 1931 into Leo
Mercury	17°00'42" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 6, 1930	Feb 11, 1931 into Aquarius
Venus	0°26'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1931	Feb 6, 1931 into Capricorn
Mars	14°52'09" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 20, 1930	Feb 16, 1931 into Cancer
Jupiter	15°46'07" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	14°07'18" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	11°31'39" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	5°35'26" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	19°56'18" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	19°25'39" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 4, 1931

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 4, 13:15 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	13°14' Cancer

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