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Where Were the Planets on February 17, 1929?

Quick Answer

On February 17, 1929, the Sun was in Aquarius (28°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (56% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 17, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°39' Taurus at midnight UTC to 11°43' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 17, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°21'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1929	Feb 19, 1929 into Pisces
Moon	4°40'18" Gemini	Direct	Feb 17, 1929	Feb 19, 1929 into Cancer
Mercury	9°09'12" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 8, 1929	Mar 16, 1929 into Pisces
Venus	14°46'21" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1929	Mar 8, 1929 into Taurus
Mars	23°29'55" Gemini	Direct	Dec 20, 1928	Mar 10, 1929 into Cancer
Jupiter	4°58'57" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	28°26'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	5°13'51" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	0°03'31" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1928	Feb 19, 1929 into Leo
Pluto	16°31'40" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	25°45'14" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on February 17, 1929

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 56% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 17, 00:22 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Taurus	27°52' Taurus
Feb 17, 04:01 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Feb 17, 14:07 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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