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Where Were the Planets on January 28, 1931?

Quick Answer

On January 28, 1931, the Sun was in Aquarius (7°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (65% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 28, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°33' Taurus at midnight UTC to 1°27' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 28, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°36'55" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1931	Feb 19, 1931 into Pisces
Moon	24°57'44" Taurus	Direct	Jan 26, 1931	Jan 28, 1931 into Gemini
Mercury	12°43'53" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 6, 1930	Feb 11, 1931 into Aquarius
Venus	20°53'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1931	Feb 6, 1931 into Capricorn
Mars	6°37'06" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 20, 1930	Feb 16, 1931 into Cancer
Jupiter	12°42'00" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	16°55'37" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	12°03'20" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	5°07'10" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	19°25'52" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	18°09'24" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 28, 1931

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 28, 11:19 UTC	Mercury opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition
Jan 28, 21:18 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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