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Where Were the Planets on December 30, 1928?

Quick Answer

On December 30, 1928, the Sun was in Capricorn (8°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (82% illuminated). Mars, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 30, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°41' Leo at midnight UTC to 5°37' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 30, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°34'18" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1928	Jan 20, 1929 into Aquarius
Moon	28°43'20" Leo	Direct	Dec 28, 1928	Dec 30, 1928 into Virgo
Mercury	15°32'51" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1928	Jan 8, 1929 into Aquarius
Venus	21°52'02" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1928	Jan 6, 1929 into Pisces
Mars	26°07'10" Gemini	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1928	Mar 10, 1929 into Cancer
Jupiter	0°27'59" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	23°31'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°36'06" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	1°11'35" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1928	Feb 19, 1929 into Leo
Pluto	17°29'01" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	28°20'55" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on December 30, 1928

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 30, 14:12 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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