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Where Were the Planets on April 8, 1929?

Quick Answer

On April 8, 1929, the Sun was in Aries (18°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Venus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 8, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°46' Pisces at midnight UTC to 7°29' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 8, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°09'42" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1929	Apr 20, 1929 into Taurus
Moon	0°35'43" Aries	Direct	Apr 8, 1929	Apr 10, 1929 into Taurus
Mercury	8°36'08" Aries	Direct	Apr 3, 1929	Apr 19, 1929 into Taurus
Venus	6°15'14" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1929	Apr 20, 1929 into Aries
Mars	12°13'34" Cancer	Direct	Mar 10, 1929	May 13, 1929 into Leo
Jupiter	14°49'14" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	0°31'06" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Mar 15, 1929	May 5, 1929 into Sagittarius
Uranus	7°58'11" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	28°51'21" Leo	Retrograde	Feb 19, 1929	Jul 24, 1929 into Virgo
Pluto	16°13'08" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	23°06'22" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on April 8, 1929

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 8, 03:50 UTC	Mercury conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction
Apr 8, 10:57 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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