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Where Were the Planets on September 16, 1929?

Quick Answer

On September 16, 1929, the Sun was in Virgo (23°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 16, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°04' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 0°27' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 16, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°07'30" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1929	Sep 23, 1929 into Libra
Moon	24°14'17" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 14, 1929	Sep 16, 1929 into Pisces
Mercury	19°24'18" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 1929	Nov 5, 1929 into Scorpio
Venus	18°58'04" Leo	Direct	Aug 31, 1929	Sep 25, 1929 into Virgo
Mars	16°36'44" Libra	Direct	Aug 21, 1929	Oct 6, 1929 into Scorpio
Jupiter	15°48'51" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	24°10'13" Sagittarius	Direct	May 5, 1929	Nov 30, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	10°02'55" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	1°56'44" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	19°23'30" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	14°34'50" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on September 16, 1929

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 16, 11:34 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square
Sep 16, 23:06 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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