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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1929?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1929, the Sun was in Gemini (1°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°27' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°26' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°51'01" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1929	Jun 21, 1929 into Cancer
Moon	1°28'11" Sagittarius	Direct	May 23, 1929	May 25, 1929 into Capricorn
Mercury	21°30'48" Gemini	Direct	May 3, 1929	Jul 11, 1929 into Cancer
Venus	24°09'34" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1929	Jun 3, 1929 into Taurus
Mars	5°43'28" Leo	Direct	May 13, 1929	Jul 4, 1929 into Virgo
Jupiter	25°20'42" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	29°03'54" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 5, 1929	Nov 30, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	10°13'14" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	28°38'34" Leo	Direct	Feb 19, 1929	Jul 24, 1929 into Virgo
Pluto	16°45'41" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	20°43'23" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on May 23, 1929

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 09:03 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
May 23, 12:37 UTC	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius	1°46' Sagittarius

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