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Where Were the Planets on October 21, 1929?

Quick Answer

On October 21, 1929, the Sun was in Libra (27°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (89% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 21, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°28' Taurus at midnight UTC to 13°40' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 21, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°36'25" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1929	Oct 23, 1929 into Scorpio
Moon	6°34'04" Gemini	Direct	Oct 21, 1929	Oct 23, 1929 into Cancer
Mercury	9°37'49" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 1929	Nov 5, 1929 into Scorpio
Venus	1°35'07" Libra	Direct	Oct 20, 1929	Nov 13, 1929 into Scorpio
Mars	10°15'07" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 6, 1929	Nov 18, 1929 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	15°58'17" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	26°06'58" Sagittarius	Direct	May 5, 1929	Nov 30, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	8°39'58" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	3°00'31" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	19°37'51" Cancer	Stationing direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°43'38" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on October 21, 1929

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 21, 00:54 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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