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Where Were the Planets on July 9, 1931?

Quick Answer

On July 9, 1931, the Sun was in Cancer (16°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (36% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 9, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°52' Aries at midnight UTC to 8°59' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 9, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°18'26" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1931	Jul 23, 1931 into Leo
Moon	2°54'35" Taurus	Direct	Jul 9, 1931	Jul 11, 1931 into Gemini
Mercury	27°23'43" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1931	Jul 10, 1931 into Leo
Venus	29°49'06" Gemini	Direct	Jun 14, 1931	Jul 9, 1931 into Cancer
Mars	16°07'17" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1931	Aug 1, 1931 into Libra
Jupiter	28°16'07" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	20°14'40" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	19°16'09" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	3°47'37" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	20°18'35" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	9°34'41" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 9, 1931

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 36% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 9, 00:01 UTC	The Sun sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Jul 9, 06:13 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jul 9, 15:34 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jul 9, 23:58 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction

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