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Where Were the Planets on October 23, 1928?

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On October 23, 1928, the Sun was in Libra (29°50' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (66% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 23, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°14' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 25°08' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 23, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°50'16" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1928	Oct 23, 1928 into Scorpio
Moon	18°38'17" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 22, 1928	Oct 24, 1928 into Pisces
Mercury	1°46'24" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 27, 1928	Oct 24, 1928 into Libra
Venus	29°44'03" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 29, 1928	Oct 23, 1928 into Sagittarius
Mars	6°46'40" Cancer	Direct	Oct 3, 1928	Dec 20, 1928 into Gemini
Jupiter	6°06'02" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	15°55'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	4°27'17" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	0°54'48" Virgo	Direct	Sep 21, 1928	Feb 19, 1929 into Leo
Pluto	18°22'59" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	1°56'58" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 23, 1928

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 23, 15:54 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 23, 17:12 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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