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Where Were the Planets on October 8, 1929?

Quick Answer

On October 8, 1929, the Sun was in Libra (14°43' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (29% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 8, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°06' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 26°06' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 8, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°43'15" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1929	Oct 23, 1929 into Scorpio
Moon	20°07'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 6, 1929	Oct 9, 1929 into Capricorn
Mercury	14°11'59" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 30, 1929	Nov 5, 1929 into Scorpio
Venus	15°36'04" Virgo	Direct	Sep 25, 1929	Oct 20, 1929 into Libra
Mars	1°20'41" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 6, 1929	Nov 18, 1929 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	16°23'17" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	25°11'39" Sagittarius	Direct	May 5, 1929	Nov 30, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	9°10'25" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	2°39'36" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	19°35'55" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	13°24'56" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on October 8, 1929

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 8, 06:13 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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