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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1928?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1928, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°35' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (73% illuminated). Mars, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°37' Virgo at midnight UTC to 19°04' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°35'27" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1928	Jan 20, 1929 into Aquarius
Moon	12°24'48" Virgo	Direct	Dec 30, 1928	Jan 1, 1929 into Libra
Mercury	17°10'29" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1928	Jan 8, 1929 into Aquarius
Venus	23°02'08" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1928	Jan 6, 1929 into Pisces
Mars	25°46'35" Gemini	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1928	Mar 10, 1929 into Cancer
Jupiter	0°29'02" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	23°38'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°37'02" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	1°10'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1928	Feb 19, 1929 into Leo
Pluto	17°27'45" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	28°17'44" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on December 31, 1928

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 16:11 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Exact opposition

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