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Where Were the Planets on October 3, 1929?

Quick Answer

On October 3, 1929, the Sun was in Libra (9°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), 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 3, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°10' Libra at midnight UTC to 23°35' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 3, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°47'14" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1929	Oct 23, 1929 into Scorpio
Moon	16°55'42" Libra	Direct	Oct 2, 1929	Oct 4, 1929 into Scorpio
Mercury	19°44'00" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 30, 1929	Nov 5, 1929 into Scorpio
Venus	9°29'48" Virgo	Direct	Sep 25, 1929	Oct 20, 1929 into Libra
Mars	27°57'30" Libra	Direct	Aug 21, 1929	Oct 6, 1929 into Scorpio
Jupiter	16°23'53" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	24°53'57" Sagittarius	Direct	May 5, 1929	Nov 30, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	9°22'31" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	2°30'34" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	19°34'05" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	13°40'49" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on October 3, 1929

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 3, 02:21 UTC	The Sun opposite Uranus	Exact opposition
Oct 3, 16:10 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square

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