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Where Were the Planets on January 2, 1929?

Quick Answer

On January 2, 1929, the Sun was in Capricorn (11°37' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Mars, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 2, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°03' Libra at midnight UTC to 14°38' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 2, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°37'45" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1928	Jan 20, 1929 into Aquarius
Moon	8°23'56" Libra	Direct	Jan 1, 1929	Jan 4, 1929 into Scorpio
Mercury	20°26'19" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1928	Jan 8, 1929 into Aquarius
Venus	25°21'58" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1928	Jan 6, 1929 into Pisces
Mars	25°07'00" Gemini	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1928	Mar 10, 1929 into Cancer
Jupiter	0°31'47" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	23°52'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°39'01" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	1°08'51" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1928	Feb 19, 1929 into Leo
Pluto	17°25'14" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	28°11'23" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on January 2, 1929

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 2, 07:58 UTC	Venus trine Mars	Exact trine
Jan 2, 18:44 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	11°55' Libra

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