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Where Were the Planets on October 9, 1929?

Quick Answer

On October 9, 1929, the Sun was in Libra (15°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (38% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 9, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°06' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 8°00' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 9, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°42'32" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1929	Oct 23, 1929 into Scorpio
Moon	2°04'19" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 9, 1929	Oct 11, 1929 into Aquarius
Mercury	13°02'44" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 30, 1929	Nov 5, 1929 into Scorpio
Venus	16°49'31" Virgo	Direct	Sep 25, 1929	Oct 20, 1929 into Libra
Mars	2°01'29" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 6, 1929	Nov 18, 1929 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	16°22'34" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	25°15'27" Sagittarius	Direct	May 5, 1929	Nov 30, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	9°08'01" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	2°41'21" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	19°36'13" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	13°21'45" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on October 9, 1929

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 38% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 9, 03:17 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square
Oct 9, 07:49 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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