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Where Were the Planets on April 18, 1929?

Quick Answer

On April 18, 1929, the Sun was in Aries (27°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (71% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 18, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°43' Leo at midnight UTC to 29°22' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 18, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°57'34" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1929	Apr 20, 1929 into Taurus
Moon	22°34'40" Leo	Direct	Apr 16, 1929	Apr 19, 1929 into Virgo
Mercury	28°54'20" Aries	Direct	Apr 3, 1929	Apr 19, 1929 into Taurus
Venus	0°59'45" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1929	Apr 20, 1929 into Aries
Mars	17°07'00" Cancer	Direct	Mar 10, 1929	May 13, 1929 into Leo
Jupiter	17°06'14" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	0°27'20" Capricorn	Retrograde	Mar 15, 1929	May 5, 1929 into Sagittarius
Uranus	8°31'35" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	28°43'04" Leo	Retrograde	Feb 19, 1929	Jul 24, 1929 into Virgo
Pluto	16°16'32" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	22°34'36" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on April 18, 1929

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 18, 09:53 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine
Apr 18, 10:52 UTC	Mars sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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