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Where Were the Planets on May 9, 1929?

Quick Answer

On May 9, 1929, the Sun was in Taurus (18°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 9, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°22' Taurus at midnight UTC to 29°08' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 9, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°21'35" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1929	May 21, 1929 into Gemini
Moon	21°44'24" Taurus	Direct	May 8, 1929	May 10, 1929 into Gemini
Mercury	8°48'28" Gemini	Direct	May 3, 1929	Jul 11, 1929 into Cancer
Venus	21°44'08" Aries	Stationing direct	Apr 20, 1929	Jun 3, 1929 into Taurus
Mars	28°02'57" Cancer	Direct	Mar 10, 1929	May 13, 1929 into Leo
Jupiter	22°01'56" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	29°49'00" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 5, 1929	Nov 30, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	9°36'20" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	28°35'35" Leo	Stationing direct	Feb 19, 1929	Jul 24, 1929 into Virgo
Pluto	16°31'04" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	21°27'52" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on May 9, 1929

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 9, 06:10 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Taurus	18°07' Taurus

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