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Where Were the Planets on April 3, 1929?

Quick Answer

On April 3, 1929, the Sun was in Aries (13°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (39% illuminated). Venus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 3, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°17' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 2°22' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 3, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°14'29" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1929	Apr 20, 1929 into Taurus
Moon	26°18'54" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 1, 1929	Apr 3, 1929 into Aquarius
Mercury	29°17'49" Pisces	Direct	Mar 16, 1929	Apr 3, 1929 into Aries
Venus	7°39'05" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1929	Apr 20, 1929 into Aries
Mars	9°52'48" Cancer	Direct	Mar 10, 1929	May 13, 1929 into Leo
Jupiter	13°42'15" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	0°29'15" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 15, 1929	May 5, 1929 into Sagittarius
Uranus	7°41'10" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	28°56'32" Leo	Retrograde	Feb 19, 1929	Jul 24, 1929 into Virgo
Pluto	16°12'21" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	23°22'15" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on April 3, 1929

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 39% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 3, 19:17 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Apr 3, 21:20 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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