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Where Were the Planets on July 9, 1929?

Quick Answer

On July 9, 1929, the Sun was in Cancer (16°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (10% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 9, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°29' Leo at midnight UTC to 1°05' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 9, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°46'03" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1929	Jul 23, 1929 into Leo
Moon	23°50'57" Leo	Direct	Jul 7, 1929	Jul 9, 1929 into Virgo
Mercury	26°34'03" Gemini	Direct	May 3, 1929	Jul 11, 1929 into Cancer
Venus	1°25'56" Gemini	Direct	Jul 8, 1929	Aug 5, 1929 into Cancer
Mars	3°03'14" Virgo	Direct	Jul 4, 1929	Aug 21, 1929 into Libra
Jupiter	5°52'12" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	25°45'31" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 5, 1929	Nov 30, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	11°21'25" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	29°31'52" Leo	Direct	Feb 19, 1929	Jul 24, 1929 into Virgo
Pluto	17°52'48" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	18°14'04" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on July 9, 1929

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 9, 22:09 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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