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Where Were the Planets on September 5, 1928?

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On September 5, 1928, the Sun was in Virgo (12°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (66% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 5, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°33' Taurus at midnight UTC to 0°45' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 5, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°39'11" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1928	Sep 23, 1928 into Libra
Moon	23°40'04" Taurus	Direct	Sep 3, 1928	Sep 5, 1928 into Gemini
Mercury	29°42'48" Virgo	Direct	Aug 19, 1928	Sep 5, 1928 into Libra
Venus	0°39'49" Libra	Direct	Sep 4, 1928	Sep 29, 1928 into Scorpio
Mars	16°25'57" Gemini	Direct	Aug 9, 1928	Oct 3, 1928 into Cancer
Jupiter	10°21'32" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	12°48'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°18'37" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	29°26'31" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	18°00'25" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	4°29'28" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on September 5, 1928

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 66% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 5, 15:57 UTC	The Sun square Saturn	Exact square
Sep 5, 16:19 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Sep 5, 22:42 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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