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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1929?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1929, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (71% illuminated). Mars, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°04' Taurus at midnight UTC to 1°21' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°58'13" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1928	Jan 20, 1929 into Aquarius
Moon	24°11'16" Taurus	Direct	Jan 18, 1929	Jan 20, 1929 into Gemini
Mercury	18°19'11" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 8, 1929	Mar 16, 1929 into Pisces
Venus	15°51'50" Pisces	Direct	Jan 6, 1929	Feb 2, 1929 into Aries
Mars	21°18'23" Gemini	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1928	Mar 10, 1929 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°32'29" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	25°51'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	4°05'44" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	0°47'35" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1928	Feb 19, 1929 into Leo
Pluto	17°02'26" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	27°14'11" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on January 20, 1929

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 12:42 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 20, 21:43 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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