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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1931?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1931, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (5% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°08' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 5°44' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°24'18" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1930	Jan 21, 1931 into Aquarius
Moon	29°27'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 14, 1931	Jan 16, 1931 into Capricorn
Mercury	6°04'38" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Dec 6, 1930	Feb 11, 1931 into Aquarius
Venus	9°46'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1931	Feb 6, 1931 into Capricorn
Mars	11°17'02" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 20, 1930	Feb 16, 1931 into Cancer
Jupiter	14°09'46" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	15°32'21" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	11°44'01" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	5°23'02" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	19°40'54" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	18°47'31" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 16, 1931

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 13:01 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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