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Where Were the Planets on December 20, 1931?

Quick Answer

On December 20, 1931, the Sun was in Sagittarius (27°38' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (81% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 20, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°07' Taurus at midnight UTC to 12°06' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 20, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°38'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1931	Dec 22, 1931 into Capricorn
Moon	6°05'56" Taurus	Direct	Dec 19, 1931	Dec 22, 1931 into Gemini
Mercury	29°46'20" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1931	Jan 14, 1932 into Capricorn
Venus	23°23'08" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 1, 1931	Dec 25, 1931 into Aquarius
Mars	7°53'53" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 10, 1931	Jan 18, 1932 into Aquarius
Jupiter	22°26'45" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 17, 1931	Aug 11, 1932 into Virgo
Saturn	22°26'32" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	15°27'03" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	7°57'55" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	21°32'54" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	0°53'37" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 20, 1931

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 20, 07:57 UTC	Mercury re-enters Sagittarius (retrograde)	Leaves Capricorn
Dec 20, 14:05 UTC	Mars trine Neptune	Exact trine

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