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Where Were the Planets on August 7, 1929?

Quick Answer

On August 7, 1929, the Sun was in Leo (14°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 7, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°28' Virgo at midnight UTC to 23°40' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 7, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°28'29" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1929	Aug 23, 1929 into Virgo
Moon	16°38'21" Virgo	Direct	Aug 6, 1929	Aug 8, 1929 into Libra
Mercury	22°14'05" Leo	Direct	Jul 27, 1929	Aug 11, 1929 into Virgo
Venus	2°31'41" Cancer	Direct	Aug 5, 1929	Aug 31, 1929 into Leo
Mars	20°53'05" Virgo	Direct	Jul 4, 1929	Aug 21, 1929 into Libra
Jupiter	11°13'10" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	24°15'41" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 5, 1929	Nov 30, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	11°12'09" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	0°29'04" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	18°37'04" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	16°41'55" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on August 7, 1929

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 7, 09:43 UTC	Jupiter sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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