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Where Were the Planets on December 20, 1928?

Quick Answer

On December 20, 1928, the Sun was in Sagittarius (28°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 20, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°58' Pisces at midnight UTC to 9°25' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 20, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°23'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1928	Dec 22, 1928 into Capricorn
Moon	2°39'09" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1928	Dec 22, 1928 into Taurus
Mercury	29°29'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 1, 1928	Dec 20, 1928 into Capricorn
Venus	10°04'35" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1928	Jan 6, 1929 into Pisces
Mars	29°53'27" Gemini	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1928	Mar 10, 1929 into Cancer
Jupiter	0°28'45" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	22°21'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°29'39" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	1°18'43" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1928	Feb 19, 1929 into Leo
Pluto	17°41'16" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	28°52'41" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on December 20, 1928

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 20, 03:43 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	28°02' Pisces
Dec 20, 05:22 UTC	Mars re-enters Gemini (retrograde)	Leaves Cancer
Dec 20, 07:15 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Dec 20, 16:46 UTC	Mercury opposite Mars	Exact opposition
Dec 20, 19:36 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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