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Where Were the Planets on October 4, 1931?

Quick Answer

On October 4, 1931, the Sun was in Libra (10°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 4, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°39' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°41' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 4, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°17'41" Libra	Direct	Sep 24, 1931	Oct 24, 1931 into Scorpio
Moon	6°08'02" Cancer	Direct	Oct 4, 1931	Oct 6, 1931 into Leo
Mercury	29°31'29" Virgo	Direct	Jul 28, 1931	Oct 4, 1931 into Libra
Venus	17°19'43" Libra	Direct	Sep 20, 1931	Oct 14, 1931 into Scorpio
Mars	11°39'30" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 17, 1931	Oct 30, 1931 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	16°22'40" Leo	Direct	Jul 17, 1931	Aug 11, 1932 into Virgo
Saturn	16°46'43" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°40'29" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	6°47'11" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	22°05'11" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	4°58'16" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 4, 1931

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 4, 00:37 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Oct 4, 01:14 UTC	Venus square Saturn	Exact square
Oct 4, 18:27 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 4, 18:27 UTC	Venus opposite Uranus	Exact opposition
Oct 4, 20:15 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	10°38' Cancer

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