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Where Were the Planets on October 23, 1929?

Quick Answer

On October 23, 1929, the Sun was in Libra (29°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (71% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 23, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°58' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°15' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 23, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°35'52" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1929	Oct 23, 1929 into Scorpio
Moon	5°07'16" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1929	Oct 25, 1929 into Leo
Mercury	11°19'31" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 1929	Nov 5, 1929 into Scorpio
Venus	4°03'28" Libra	Direct	Oct 20, 1929	Nov 13, 1929 into Scorpio
Mars	11°38'09" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 6, 1929	Nov 18, 1929 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	15°51'30" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	26°16'35" Sagittarius	Direct	May 5, 1929	Nov 30, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	8°35'31" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	3°03'22" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	19°37'46" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°37'16" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on October 23, 1929

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 23, 03:24 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Oct 23, 21:41 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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