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Where Were the Planets on January 31, 1942?

Quick Answer

On January 31, 1942, the Sun was in Aquarius (10°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 31, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°28' Cancer at midnight UTC to 7°00' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 31, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°59'38" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1942	Feb 19, 1942 into Pisces
Moon	0°43'29" Leo	Direct	Jan 31, 1942	Feb 2, 1942 into Virgo
Mercury	26°59'15" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Jan 9, 1942	Mar 17, 1942 into Pisces
Venus	14°38'25" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 5, 1941	Apr 6, 1942 into Pisces
Mars	10°10'42" Taurus	Direct	Jan 11, 1942	Mar 7, 1942 into Gemini
Jupiter	11°25'35" Gemini	Retrograde	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	21°41'53" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	26°21'14" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	29°37'48" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	4°29'53" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°13'45" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on January 31, 1942

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 31, 10:36 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jan 31, 22:04 UTC	The Sun trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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