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Where Were the Planets on January 8, 1929?

Quick Answer

On January 8, 1929, the Sun was in Capricorn (17°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). Mars, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 8, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°18' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 26°06' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 8, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°44'45" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1928	Jan 20, 1929 into Aquarius
Moon	20°12'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1929	Jan 9, 1929 into Capricorn
Mercury	0°15'45" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 8, 1929	Mar 16, 1929 into Pisces
Venus	2°18'08" Pisces	Direct	Jan 6, 1929	Feb 2, 1929 into Aries
Mars	23°23'22" Gemini	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1928	Mar 10, 1929 into Cancer
Jupiter	0°44'55" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	24°33'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°46'13" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	1°02'39" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1928	Feb 19, 1929 into Leo
Pluto	17°17'36" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	27°52'19" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on January 8, 1929

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 8, 01:34 UTC	The Sun opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Jan 8, 08:08 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 8, 19:22 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Exact square

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