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Where Were the Planets on October 2, 1929?

Quick Answer

On October 2, 1929, the Sun was in Libra (8°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 2, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°27' Virgo at midnight UTC to 10°10' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 2, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°48'08" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1929	Oct 23, 1929 into Scorpio
Moon	3°21'03" Libra	Direct	Oct 2, 1929	Oct 4, 1929 into Scorpio
Mercury	20°36'48" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 30, 1929	Nov 5, 1929 into Scorpio
Venus	8°16'44" Virgo	Direct	Sep 25, 1929	Oct 20, 1929 into Libra
Mars	27°17'01" Libra	Direct	Aug 21, 1929	Oct 6, 1929 into Scorpio
Jupiter	16°23'24" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	24°50'40" Sagittarius	Direct	May 5, 1929	Nov 30, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	9°24'56" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	2°28'42" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	19°33'39" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	13°44'00" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on October 2, 1929

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 2, 06:09 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 2, 22:19 UTC	New Moon in Libra	9°13' Libra

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