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Where Were the Planets on October 21, 1928?

Quick Answer

On October 21, 1928, the Sun was in Libra (27°50' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 21, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°30' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 29°42' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 21, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°50'47" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1928	Oct 23, 1928 into Scorpio
Moon	23°34'27" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 19, 1928	Oct 22, 1928 into Aquarius
Mercury	4°12'52" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 27, 1928	Oct 24, 1928 into Libra
Venus	27°16'51" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 29, 1928	Oct 23, 1928 into Sagittarius
Mars	6°16'29" Cancer	Direct	Oct 3, 1928	Dec 20, 1928 into Gemini
Jupiter	6°22'05" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	15°44'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	4°31'32" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	0°52'05" Virgo	Direct	Sep 21, 1928	Feb 19, 1929 into Leo
Pluto	18°23'08" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	2°03'19" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 21, 1928

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 21, 17:42 UTC	Mars sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Oct 21, 21:06 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Capricorn	28°13' Capricorn

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