1931 had 13 full moons and 5 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a total lunar eclipse in Libra on April 2, a partial solar eclipse in Aries on April 17, a partial solar eclipse in Virgo on September 12, a total lunar eclipse in Aries on September 26, and a partial solar eclipse in Libra on October 11. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Apr 19 to May 13; Aug 22 to Sep 14; Dec 11 to Dec 31). The first full moon rose in Cancer on January 4. May saw two full moons, a blue moon. Every full moon, new moon, solar and lunar eclipse, equinox, solstice, planetary ingress, and retrograde station below is computed to the millisecond with the NASA-cross-checked Swiss Ephemeris engine and shown in Eastern Time - Choose your location on the page for your own sky.
January 1931
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Pallas Retrograde
- Mercury Direct
- New Moon in Capricorn
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Juno enters Pisces
- Chiron Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
February 1931
- Full Moon in Leo
- Venus enters Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Ceres Retrograde
- Mars Rx enters Cancer
- New Moon in Aquarius
- Sun enters Pisces
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
March 1931
- Vesta enters Capricorn
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Full Moon in Virgo
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Jupiter Direct
- Mars Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Aries
- New Moon in Pisces
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- Juno enters Aries
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Mars enters Leo
- Venus enters Pisces
April 1931
- Pluto Direct
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Libra
- Mercury enters Taurus
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Pallas Direct
- Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Aries
- Mercury Retrograde
- Sun enters Taurus
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Venus enters Aries
May 1931
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Saturn Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury Direct
- Neptune Direct
- Ceres Direct
- New Moon in Taurus
- Juno enters Taurus
- Venus enters Taurus
- Sun enters Gemini
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Vesta Retrograde
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
June 1931
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Mars enters Virgo
- Mercury enters Gemini
- Venus enters Gemini
- New Moon in Gemini
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Full Moon in Capricorn
July 1931
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Venus enters Cancer
- Juno enters Gemini
- Mercury enters Leo
- New Moon in Cancer
- Jupiter enters Leo
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Sun enters Leo
- Uranus Retrograde
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Full Moon in Aquarius
August 1931
- Mars enters Libra
- Venus enters Leo
- Pallas enters Libra
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- New Moon in Leo
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Vesta Direct
- Mercury Retrograde
- Sun enters Virgo
- Venus enters Virgo
- Full Moon in Pisces
- Chiron Retrograde
September 1931
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Ceres enters Scorpio
- Juno enters Cancer
- Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Virgo
- Mercury Direct
- Mars enters Scorpio
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Venus enters Libra
- Saturn Direct
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Aries
October 1931
- Mercury enters Libra
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Libra
- Venus enters Scorpio
- Pallas enters Scorpio
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Pluto Retrograde
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Full Moon in Taurus
- Mars enters Sagittarius
November 1931
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Vesta enters Aquarius
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Ceres enters Sagittarius
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Full Moon in Gemini
- Juno Retrograde
December 1931
- Venus enters Capricorn
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- New Moon in Sagittarius
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Mars enters Capricorn
- Neptune Retrograde
- Mercury Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Mercury Rx enters Sagittarius
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Pallas enters Sagittarius
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Uranus Direct
- Venus enters Aquarius
- True Node Rx enters Pisces
- Mercury Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra