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Where Were the Planets on January 31, 1936?

Quick Answer

On January 31, 1936, the Sun was in Aquarius (10°27' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (56% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 31, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°10' Taurus at midnight UTC to 23°57' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 31, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°27'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1936	Feb 19, 1936 into Pisces
Moon	17°06'16" Taurus	Direct	Jan 30, 1936	Feb 1, 1936 into Gemini
Mercury	11°28'28" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 6, 1936	Mar 13, 1936 into Pisces
Venus	3°32'25" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 28, 1936	Feb 22, 1936 into Aquarius
Mars	13°13'12" Pisces	Direct	Jan 14, 1936	Feb 22, 1936 into Aries
Jupiter	17°35'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 9, 1935	Dec 2, 1936 into Capricorn
Saturn	8°59'25" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	1°44'23" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	16°17'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	25°59'36" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	11°18'14" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 31, 1936

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 31, 22:52 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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