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Where Were the Planets on December 3, 1929?

Quick Answer

On December 3, 1929, the Sun was in Sagittarius (10°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (5% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 3, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°17' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 12°13' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 3, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°51'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1929	Dec 22, 1929 into Capricorn
Moon	6°16'15" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1929	Dec 5, 1929 into Aquarius
Mercury	14°08'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 24, 1929	Dec 13, 1929 into Capricorn
Venus	25°14'08" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 13, 1929	Dec 7, 1929 into Sagittarius
Mars	10°47'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 18, 1929	Dec 29, 1929 into Capricorn
Jupiter	11°23'05" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	0°22'31" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	7°31'58" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	3°35'13" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	19°15'51" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	10°27'00" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on December 3, 1929

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 3, 07:13 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction
Dec 3, 23:00 UTC	The Sun opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition

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