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Where Were the Planets on April 20, 1929?

Quick Answer

On April 20, 1929, the Sun was in Aries (29°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (88% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 20, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°50' Virgo at midnight UTC to 26°03' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 20, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°54'42" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1929	Apr 20, 1929 into Taurus
Moon	19°28'40" Virgo	Direct	Apr 19, 1929	Apr 21, 1929 into Libra
Mercury	3°09'19" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1929	May 3, 1929 into Gemini
Venus	29°44'08" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 20, 1929	Jun 3, 1929 into Taurus
Mars	18°07'21" Cancer	Direct	Mar 10, 1929	May 13, 1929 into Leo
Jupiter	17°34'02" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	0°25'25" Capricorn	Retrograde	Mar 15, 1929	May 5, 1929 into Sagittarius
Uranus	8°38'07" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	28°41'46" Leo	Retrograde	Feb 19, 1929	Jul 24, 1929 into Virgo
Pluto	16°17'30" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	22°28'14" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on April 20, 1929

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 20, 01:57 UTC	Venus re-enters Aries (retrograde)	Leaves Taurus
Apr 20, 09:22 UTC	The Sun conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Apr 20, 14:10 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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