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Where Were the Planets on July 20, 1931?

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On July 20, 1931, the Sun was in Cancer (26°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (31% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 20, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°56' Virgo at midnight UTC to 11°14' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 20, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°48'12" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1931	Jul 23, 1931 into Leo
Moon	4°07'13" Libra	Direct	Jul 20, 1931	Jul 22, 1931 into Scorpio
Mercury	17°16'39" Leo	Direct	Jul 10, 1931	Jul 28, 1931 into Virgo
Venus	13°15'39" Cancer	Direct	Jul 9, 1931	Aug 3, 1931 into Leo
Mars	22°36'42" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1931	Aug 1, 1931 into Libra
Jupiter	0°42'15" Leo	Direct	Jul 17, 1931	Aug 11, 1932 into Virgo
Saturn	19°25'58" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	19°22'03" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	4°06'46" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	20°36'03" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	8°59'44" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 20, 1931

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 31% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 20, 05:05 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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