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Where Were the Planets on January 31, 1996?

Quick Answer

On January 31, 1996, the Sun was in Aquarius (10°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (85% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 31, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°32' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°23' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 31, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°53'39" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1996	Feb 19, 1996 into Pisces
Moon	25°28'16" Gemini	Direct	Jan 29, 1996	Jan 31, 1996 into Cancer
Mercury	19°11'11" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Jan 17, 1996	Feb 15, 1996 into Aquarius
Venus	19°44'29" Pisces	Direct	Jan 15, 1996	Feb 9, 1996 into Aries
Mars	18°08'40" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 8, 1996	Feb 15, 1996 into Pisces
Jupiter	6°09'28" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	22°02'36" Pisces	Direct	Jan 28, 1994	Apr 7, 1996 into Aries
Uranus	1°07'31" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	25°49'41" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°46'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	20°49'17" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 31, 1996

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 31, 21:10 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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