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Where Were the Planets on December 13, 1928?

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On December 13, 1928, the Sun was in Sagittarius (21°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 13, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°15' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 11°08' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 13, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°15'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1928	Dec 22, 1928 into Capricorn
Moon	5°12'02" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 13, 1928	Dec 15, 1928 into Aquarius
Mercury	18°27'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 1, 1928	Dec 20, 1928 into Capricorn
Venus	1°43'37" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1928	Jan 6, 1929 into Pisces
Mars	2°37'46" Cancer	Retrograde	Oct 3, 1928	Dec 20, 1928 into Gemini
Jupiter	0°41'43" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	21°31'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°28'12" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	1°21'50" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1928	Feb 19, 1929 into Leo
Pluto	17°49'20" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	29°14'56" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on December 13, 1928

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 13, 01:29 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 13, 19:17 UTC	The Sun conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction

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