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Where Were the Planets on December 18, 1928?

Quick Answer

On December 18, 1928, the Sun was in Sagittarius (26°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (33% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 18, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°05' Pisces at midnight UTC to 12°52' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 18, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°20'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1928	Dec 22, 1928 into Capricorn
Moon	6°27'06" Pisces	Direct	Dec 17, 1928	Dec 20, 1928 into Aries
Mercury	26°19'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 1, 1928	Dec 20, 1928 into Capricorn
Venus	7°41'52" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1928	Jan 6, 1929 into Pisces
Mars	0°40'53" Cancer	Retrograde	Oct 3, 1928	Dec 20, 1928 into Gemini
Jupiter	0°31'25" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	22°07'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°28'58" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	1°19'46" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1928	Feb 19, 1929 into Leo
Pluto	17°43'38" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	28°59'02" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on December 18, 1928

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 33% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 18, 12:45 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Dec 18, 22:13 UTC	Mars sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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