Ephemeris January 2031

January 2031 opens with Saturn, Uranus and Chiron all moving retrograde. On 2 January Venus enters Aquarius. The Full Moon falls on 8 January in Cancer. The table below gives every position at 00:00 UT.

Date	Sun	Moon	Mercury	Venus	Mars	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptune	Pluto	True Node	Chiron	Moon phase
1	10°21' Capricorn	15°23' Aries	18°03' Sagittarius	28°03' Capricorn	22°29' Libra	15°22' Sagittarius	2°55' GeminiR	20°03' GeminiR	10°36' Aries	10°43' Aquarius	6°51' Sagittarius	12°17' TaurusR	First Quarter
2	11°22' Capricorn	27°47' Aries	18°50' Sagittarius	29°18' Capricorn	23°00' Libra	15°35' Sagittarius	2°52' GeminiR	20°01' GeminiR	10°36' Aries	10°45' Aquarius	6°52' Sagittarius	12°15' TaurusR	First Quarter
3	12°23' Capricorn	9°55' Taurus	19°42' Sagittarius	0°33' Aquarius	23°31' Libra	15°48' Sagittarius	2°49' GeminiR	19°59' GeminiR	10°36' Aries	10°46' Aquarius	6°54' Sagittarius	12°14' TaurusR	Waxing Gibbous
4	13°24' Capricorn	21°52' Taurus	20°38' Sagittarius	1°48' Aquarius	24°02' Libra	16°00' Sagittarius	2°46' GeminiR	19°56' GeminiR	10°37' Aries	10°48' Aquarius	6°55' Sagittarius	12°13' TaurusR	Waxing Gibbous
5	14°25' Capricorn	3°42' Gemini	21°37' Sagittarius	3°03' Aquarius	24°33' Libra	16°13' Sagittarius	2°43' GeminiR	19°54' GeminiR	10°37' Aries	10°50' Aquarius	6°56' Sagittarius	12°12' TaurusR	Waxing Gibbous
6	15°27' Capricorn	15°29' Gemini	22°39' Sagittarius	4°18' Aquarius	25°03' Libra	16°26' Sagittarius	2°40' GeminiR	19°52' GeminiR	10°38' Aries	10°51' Aquarius	6°56' SagittariusR	12°11' TaurusR	Waxing Gibbous
7	16°28' Capricorn	27°16' Gemini	23°45' Sagittarius	5°34' Aquarius	25°34' Libra	16°38' Sagittarius	2°37' GeminiR	19°50' GeminiR	10°38' Aries	10°53' Aquarius	6°54' SagittariusR	12°10' TaurusR	Full Moon
8	17°29' Capricorn	9°07' Cancer	24°53' Sagittarius	6°49' Aquarius	26°04' Libra	16°51' Sagittarius	2°34' GeminiR	19°48' GeminiR	10°39' Aries	10°55' Aquarius	6°49' SagittariusR	12°09' TaurusR	Full Moon
9	18°30' Capricorn	21°02' Cancer	26°03' Sagittarius	8°04' Aquarius	26°34' Libra	17°03' Sagittarius	2°31' GeminiR	19°45' GeminiR	10°40' Aries	10°57' Aquarius	6°43' SagittariusR	12°09' TaurusR	Full Moon
10	19°31' Capricorn	3°05' Leo	27°16' Sagittarius	9°19' Aquarius	27°04' Libra	17°16' Sagittarius	2°29' GeminiR	19°43' GeminiR	10°40' Aries	10°58' Aquarius	6°35' SagittariusR	12°08' TaurusR	Full Moon
11	20°32' Capricorn	15°16' Leo	28°30' Sagittarius	10°34' Aquarius	27°34' Libra	17°28' Sagittarius	2°26' GeminiR	19°41' GeminiR	10°41' Aries	11°00' Aquarius	6°27' SagittariusR	12°07' TaurusR	Waning Gibbous
12	21°33' Capricorn	27°35' Leo	29°46' Sagittarius	11°49' Aquarius	28°04' Libra	17°40' Sagittarius	2°24' GeminiR	19°39' GeminiR	10°42' Aries	11°02' Aquarius	6°18' SagittariusR	12°07' TaurusR	Waning Gibbous
13	22°34' Capricorn	10°06' Virgo	1°03' Capricorn	13°04' Aquarius	28°33' Libra	17°53' Sagittarius	2°22' GeminiR	19°37' GeminiR	10°42' Aries	11°04' Aquarius	6°10' SagittariusR	12°06' TaurusR	Waning Gibbous
14	23°36' Capricorn	22°49' Virgo	2°22' Capricorn	14°18' Aquarius	29°03' Libra	18°05' Sagittarius	2°20' GeminiR	19°35' GeminiR	10°43' Aries	11°05' Aquarius	6°04' SagittariusR	12°06' TaurusR	Waning Gibbous
15	24°37' Capricorn	5°46' Libra	3°42' Capricorn	15°33' Aquarius	29°32' Libra	18°17' Sagittarius	2°18' GeminiR	19°33' GeminiR	10°44' Aries	11°07' Aquarius	6°00' SagittariusR	12°05' TaurusR	Last Quarter
16	25°38' Capricorn	19°00' Libra	5°03' Capricorn	16°48' Aquarius	0°01' Scorpio	18°29' Sagittarius	2°16' GeminiR	19°31' GeminiR	10°45' Aries	11°09' Aquarius	5°58' SagittariusR	12°05' TaurusR	Last Quarter
17	26°39' Capricorn	2°32' Scorpio	6°25' Capricorn	18°03' Aquarius	0°30' Scorpio	18°41' Sagittarius	2°14' GeminiR	19°29' GeminiR	10°46' Aries	11°11' Aquarius	5°58' Sagittarius	12°04' TaurusR	Last Quarter
18	27°40' Capricorn	16°25' Scorpio	7°49' Capricorn	19°18' Aquarius	0°59' Scorpio	18°53' Sagittarius	2°12' GeminiR	19°27' GeminiR	10°47' Aries	11°13' Aquarius	5°59' Sagittarius	12°04' TaurusR	Last Quarter
19	28°41' Capricorn	0°39' Sagittarius	9°13' Capricorn	20°33' Aquarius	1°27' Scorpio	19°05' Sagittarius	2°10' GeminiR	19°26' GeminiR	10°48' Aries	11°14' Aquarius	6°00' Sagittarius	12°04' TaurusR	Waning Crescent
20	29°42' Capricorn	15°13' Sagittarius	10°38' Capricorn	21°48' Aquarius	1°56' Scorpio	19°17' Sagittarius	2°09' GeminiR	19°24' GeminiR	10°49' Aries	11°16' Aquarius	6°00' SagittariusR	12°04' TaurusR	Waning Crescent
21	0°43' Aquarius	0°04' Capricorn	12°04' Capricorn	23°03' Aquarius	2°24' Scorpio	19°29' Sagittarius	2°07' GeminiR	19°22' GeminiR	10°50' Aries	11°18' Aquarius	5°57' SagittariusR	12°04' TaurusR	Waning Crescent
22	1°44' Aquarius	15°05' Capricorn	13°30' Capricorn	24°17' Aquarius	2°52' Scorpio	19°40' Sagittarius	2°06' GeminiR	19°20' GeminiR	10°51' Aries	11°20' Aquarius	5°52' SagittariusR	12°04' Taurus	New Moon
23	2°45' Aquarius	0°08' Aquarius	14°58' Capricorn	25°32' Aquarius	3°20' Scorpio	19°52' Sagittarius	2°05' GeminiR	19°19' GeminiR	10°52' Aries	11°22' Aquarius	5°45' SagittariusR	12°04' Taurus	New Moon
24	3°47' Aquarius	15°03' Aquarius	16°26' Capricorn	26°47' Aquarius	3°47' Scorpio	20°04' Sagittarius	2°04' GeminiR	19°17' GeminiR	10°53' Aries	11°23' Aquarius	5°36' SagittariusR	12°04' Taurus	New Moon
25	4°48' Aquarius	29°41' Aquarius	17°55' Capricorn	28°02' Aquarius	4°14' Scorpio	20°15' Sagittarius	2°03' GeminiR	19°15' GeminiR	10°54' Aries	11°25' Aquarius	5°26' SagittariusR	12°04' Taurus	Waxing Crescent
26	5°49' Aquarius	13°55' Pisces	19°24' Capricorn	29°17' Aquarius	4°42' Scorpio	20°26' Sagittarius	2°02' GeminiR	19°14' GeminiR	10°55' Aries	11°27' Aquarius	5°17' SagittariusR	12°04' Taurus	Waxing Crescent
27	6°50' Aquarius	27°41' Pisces	20°55' Capricorn	0°31' Pisces	5°09' Scorpio	20°38' Sagittarius	2°01' GeminiR	19°12' GeminiR	10°56' Aries	11°29' Aquarius	5°09' SagittariusR	12°05' Taurus	Waxing Crescent
28	7°51' Aquarius	10°58' Aries	22°25' Capricorn	1°46' Pisces	5°35' Scorpio	20°49' Sagittarius	2°01' GeminiR	19°11' GeminiR	10°58' Aries	11°31' Aquarius	5°03' SagittariusR	12°05' Taurus	Waxing Crescent
29	8°52' Aquarius	23°49' Aries	23°57' Capricorn	3°01' Pisces	6°02' Scorpio	21°00' Sagittarius	2°00' GeminiR	19°09' GeminiR	10°59' Aries	11°33' Aquarius	5°00' SagittariusR	12°06' Taurus	First Quarter
30	9°53' Aquarius	6°16' Taurus	25°29' Capricorn	4°15' Pisces	6°28' Scorpio	21°11' Sagittarius	2°00' GeminiR	19°08' GeminiR	11°00' Aries	11°35' Aquarius	4°58' SagittariusR	12°06' Taurus	First Quarter
31	10°53' Aquarius	18°25' Taurus	27°02' Capricorn	5°30' Pisces	6°54' Scorpio	21°22' Sagittarius	1°59' GeminiR	19°07' GeminiR	11°01' Aries	11°36' Aquarius	4°58' Sagittarius	12°07' Taurus	First Quarter

R marks a planet moving retrograde on that day.

This month in the sky

Retrograde stations

≈ 21 January, 12:00 UTCChironturns direct12° Taurus

Station times are read from the daily speed and rounded to the hour, so they are approximate.

Sign changes

2 January, 13:15 UTCVenusenters Aquarius

12 January, 04:19 UTCMercuryenters Capricorn

15 January, 22:49 UTCMarsenters Scorpio

20 January, 06:49 UTCSunenters Aquarius

26 January, 13:49 UTCVenusenters Pisces

Moon phases

8 January, 18:25 UTCFull Moon18°15' Cancer

16 January, 12:47 UTCLast Quarter26°10' Libra

23 January, 04:31 UTCNew Moon2°57' Aquarius

30 January, 07:43 UTCFirst Quarter10°12' Taurus

Void of course Moon

≈ 2 January, 03:19 UTC→2 January, 04:21 UTClast aspect: Venus square · enters Taurus

≈ 3 January, 05:23 UTC→4 January, 16:29 UTClast aspect: Sun trine · enters Gemini

≈ 6 January, 20:22 UTC→7 January, 05:32 UTClast aspect: Mars trine · enters Cancer

≈ 9 January, 11:32 UTC→9 January, 17:53 UTClast aspect: Mars square · enters Leo

≈ 12 January, 00:57 UTC→12 January, 04:39 UTClast aspect: Mars sextile · enters Virgo

≈ 14 January, 01:34 UTC→14 January, 13:22 UTClast aspect: Sun trine · enters Libra

≈ 16 January, 12:47 UTC→16 January, 19:32 UTClast aspect: Sun square · enters Scorpio

≈ 18 January, 20:28 UTC→18 January, 22:54 UTClast aspect: Sun sextile · enters Sagittarius

≈ 20 January, 11:39 UTC→20 January, 23:53 UTClast aspect: Venus sextile · enters Capricorn

≈ 21 January, 21:13 UTC→22 January, 23:48 UTClast aspect: Mercury conjunction · enters Aquarius

≈ 24 January, 21:01 UTC→25 January, 00:32 UTClast aspect: Venus conjunction · enters Pisces

≈ 26 January, 11:26 UTC→27 January, 04:07 UTClast aspect: Jupiter square · enters Aries

≈ 29 January, 00:18 UTC→29 January, 11:50 UTClast aspect: Mercury square · enters Taurus

≈ 31 January, 19:56 UTC→31 January, 23:17 UTClast aspect: Mercury trine · enters Gemini

Classical method: the last exact aspect of the Moon to a planet from the Sun to Saturn opens the void, and the Moon's sign change closes it. The start is approximate, the end is exact.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which planets are retrograde in January 2031?

In January 2031 the stations are: Chiron turns direct (21 January). The R in the table marks every day a planet is retrograde.

When is the Full Moon in January 2031?

The Full Moon is on 8 January at 18:25 UTC, in Cancer.

How do I read this table?

Each row is one day at 00:00 Universal Time and each column is one body. A cell gives the degree and minute within the sign, and an R means the body is moving retrograde that day. Read down a column to follow one planet, read across a row to see the whole sky on one date.

Calculated with Swiss Ephemeris. Positions are geocentric, for 00:00 Universal Time.