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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1931?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1931, the Sun was in Aquarius (26°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (1% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°25' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 21°22' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°51'37" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1931	Feb 19, 1931 into Pisces
Moon	15°25'08" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 15, 1931	Feb 17, 1931 into Pisces
Mercury	7°11'58" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 11, 1931	Mar 2, 1931 into Pisces
Venus	10°37'18" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1931	Mar 5, 1931 into Aquarius
Mars	0°01'35" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 20, 1930	Feb 16, 1931 into Cancer
Jupiter	11°01'48" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	18°58'53" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	12°46'20" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	4°37'24" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	19°04'48" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	17°09'02" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on February 16, 1931

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 14:26 UTC	Mars re-enters Cancer (retrograde)	Leaves Leo
Feb 16, 20:32 UTC	Venus opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition

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