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Where Were the Planets on January 31, 1982?

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On January 31, 1982, the Sun was in Aquarius (11°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (38% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 31, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°14' Aries at midnight UTC to 3°59' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 31, 1982
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun11°17'26" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon27°05'47" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury12°46'04" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Venus25°33'41" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Mars16°52'50" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter9°27'27" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn22°14'52" LibraStationing direct into Scorpio
Uranus4°00'16" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Neptune26°09'55" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto26°55'51" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node21°34'26" CancerDirect into Gemini

Sky Events on January 31, 1982

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 38% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters TaurusLeaves Aries

Born on January 31, 1982?

Mars, Saturn and Pluto were all in Libra, so everyone born that day carries a strong Libra streak alongside their Aquarius Sun. The Sun and Mercury sat 1 degrees apart in Aquarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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