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Where Were the Planets on January 29, 1928?

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On January 29, 1928, the Sun was in Aquarius (8°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 29, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°13' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°20' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 29, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°21'03" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1928	Feb 19, 1928 into Pisces
Moon	4°17'46" Taurus	Direct	Jan 29, 1928	Jan 31, 1928 into Gemini
Mercury	22°05'33" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 16, 1928	Feb 3, 1928 into Pisces
Venus	0°32'37" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 29, 1928	Feb 22, 1928 into Aquarius
Mars	7°41'18" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1928	Feb 28, 1928 into Aquarius
Jupiter	1°11'01" Aries	Direct	Jan 23, 1928	Jun 4, 1928 into Taurus
Saturn	16°21'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	0°33'17" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	28°20'17" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°37'39" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	16°08'28" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 29, 1928

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 29, 01:13 UTC	Venus enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Jan 29, 04:42 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jan 29, 12:13 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Exact square
Jan 29, 19:26 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Taurus	8°40' Taurus

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