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Where Were the Planets on March 20, 1929?

Quick Answer

On March 20, 1929, the Sun was in Pisces (29°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (74% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 20, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°56' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°59' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 20, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°23'48" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1929	Mar 21, 1929 into Aries
Moon	27°58'40" Cancer	Direct	Mar 18, 1929	Mar 20, 1929 into Leo
Mercury	6°20'48" Pisces	Direct	Mar 16, 1929	Apr 3, 1929 into Aries
Venus	6°17'35" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1929	Apr 20, 1929 into Aries
Mars	3°44'13" Cancer	Direct	Mar 10, 1929	May 13, 1929 into Leo
Jupiter	10°41'58" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	0°10'58" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 15, 1929	May 5, 1929 into Sagittarius
Uranus	6°53'15" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	29°14'09" Leo	Retrograde	Feb 19, 1929	Jul 24, 1929 into Virgo
Pluto	16°13'22" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	24°06'44" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on March 20, 1929

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 20, 10:51 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile
Mar 20, 15:27 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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