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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1931?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1931, the Sun was in Capricorn (8°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (56% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°34' Virgo at midnight UTC to 8°35' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°51'04" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1931	Jan 21, 1932 into Aquarius
Moon	1°35'04" Libra	Direct	Dec 31, 1931	Jan 2, 1932 into Scorpio
Mercury	20°05'50" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Dec 20, 1931	Jan 14, 1932 into Capricorn
Venus	7°02'48" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 25, 1931	Jan 19, 1932 into Pisces
Mars	16°21'43" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 10, 1931	Jan 18, 1932 into Aquarius
Jupiter	21°52'05" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 17, 1931	Aug 11, 1932 into Virgo
Saturn	23°41'49" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	15°27'15" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	7°52'28" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	21°19'35" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	0°18'40" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 31, 1931

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 56% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 09:17 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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