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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1929?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1929, the Sun was in Virgo (7°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (12% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°19' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°00' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°34'44" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1929	Sep 23, 1929 into Libra
Moon	26°39'55" Cancer	Direct	Aug 29, 1929	Aug 31, 1929 into Leo
Mercury	1°42'58" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 1929	Nov 5, 1929 into Scorpio
Venus	0°01'49" Leo	Direct	Aug 31, 1929	Sep 25, 1929 into Virgo
Mars	6°09'35" Libra	Direct	Aug 21, 1929	Oct 6, 1929 into Scorpio
Jupiter	14°27'42" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	23°53'54" Sagittarius	Direct	May 5, 1929	Nov 30, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	10°36'43" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	1°22'01" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	19°08'02" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	15°25'40" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on August 31, 1929

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 11:22 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Aug 31, 17:26 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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