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Where Were the Planets on April 9, 1931?

Quick Answer

On April 9, 1931, the Sun was in Aries (18°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 9, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°23' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 20°56' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 9, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°40'20" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1931	Apr 21, 1931 into Taurus
Moon	14°42'44" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 8, 1931	Apr 10, 1931 into Aquarius
Mercury	7°54'19" Taurus	Direct	Apr 3, 1931	Jun 11, 1931 into Gemini
Venus	10°16'14" Pisces	Direct	Mar 31, 1931	Apr 26, 1931 into Aries
Mars	2°43'29" Leo	Direct	Mar 30, 1931	Jun 10, 1931 into Virgo
Jupiter	12°09'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	22°48'25" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	15°31'26" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	3°19'32" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	18°42'01" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	14°23'49" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 9, 1931

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 9, 12:41 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square
Apr 9, 20:15 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	19°00' Capricorn

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