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Where Were the Planets on July 20, 1928?

Quick Answer

On July 20, 1928, the Sun was in Cancer (27°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (13% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 20, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°26' Virgo at midnight UTC to 16°37' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 20, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°29'31" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1928	Jul 23, 1928 into Leo
Moon	10°05'15" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1928	Jul 22, 1928 into Libra
Mercury	7°28'31" Cancer	Direct	May 28, 1928	Aug 4, 1928 into Leo
Venus	2°42'23" Leo	Direct	Jul 18, 1928	Aug 11, 1928 into Virgo
Mars	16°57'30" Taurus	Direct	Jun 26, 1928	Aug 9, 1928 into Gemini
Jupiter	7°48'17" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	13°05'33" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	7°22'16" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	27°44'59" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	16°58'16" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	6°58'48" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 20, 1928

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 20, 09:07 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Exact square
Jul 20, 12:28 UTC	Mars sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Jul 20, 22:18 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

Born on July 20, 1928?

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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