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Where Were the Planets on July 31, 1929?

Quick Answer

On July 31, 1929, the Sun was in Leo (7°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (29% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 31, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°03' Taurus at midnight UTC to 10°17' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 31, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°46'09" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1929	Aug 23, 1929 into Virgo
Moon	3°07'49" Gemini	Direct	Jul 31, 1929	Aug 2, 1929 into Cancer
Mercury	8°07'34" Leo	Direct	Jul 27, 1929	Aug 11, 1929 into Virgo
Venus	24°45'40" Gemini	Direct	Jul 8, 1929	Aug 5, 1929 into Cancer
Mars	16°31'02" Virgo	Direct	Jul 4, 1929	Aug 21, 1929 into Libra
Jupiter	10°02'57" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	24°31'51" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 5, 1929	Nov 30, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	11°18'01" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	0°14'12" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	18°26'48" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	17°04'10" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on July 31, 1929

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 31, 04:24 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Jul 31, 06:42 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jul 31, 07:09 UTC	Venus opposite Saturn	Exact opposition

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