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Where Were the Planets on March 5, 1931?

Quick Answer

On March 5, 1931, the Sun was in Pisces (13°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 5, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°25' Virgo at midnight UTC to 6°34' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 5, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°57'22" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1931	Mar 21, 1931 into Aries
Moon	29°01'48" Virgo	Direct	Mar 3, 1931	Mar 5, 1931 into Libra
Mercury	4°50'20" Pisces	Direct	Mar 2, 1931	Mar 18, 1931 into Aries
Venus	29°32'18" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1931	Mar 5, 1931 into Aquarius
Mars	27°29'18" Cancer	Stationing direct	Feb 16, 1931	Mar 30, 1931 into Leo
Jupiter	10°27'16" Cancer	Stationing direct	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	20°34'52" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°35'00" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	4°09'02" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	18°50'47" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	16°15'01" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 5, 1931

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 5, 02:47 UTC	Mercury opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
Mar 5, 13:32 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Mar 5, 21:45 UTC	Venus enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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