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Where Were the Planets on February 17, 1931?

Quick Answer

On February 17, 1931, the Sun was in Aquarius (27°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 17, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°23' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 3°15' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 17, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°52'12" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1931	Feb 19, 1931 into Pisces
Moon	27°20'13" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 15, 1931	Feb 17, 1931 into Pisces
Mercury	8°41'43" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 11, 1931	Mar 2, 1931 into Pisces
Venus	11°42'34" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1931	Mar 5, 1931 into Aquarius
Mars	29°46'23" Cancer	Retrograde	Feb 16, 1931	Mar 30, 1931 into Leo
Jupiter	10°58'14" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	19°04'58" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	12°48'57" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	4°35'45" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	19°03'49" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	17°05'51" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on February 17, 1931

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 17, 08:06 UTC	Saturn opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Feb 17, 13:11 UTC	New Moon in Aquarius	27°55' Aquarius
Feb 17, 17:23 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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