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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1929?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 1929, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°45' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°50' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°04'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1929	Dec 22, 1929 into Capricorn
Moon	24°16'53" Gemini	Direct	Dec 14, 1929	Dec 16, 1929 into Cancer
Mercury	4°32'15" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 13, 1929	Jan 2, 1930 into Aquarius
Venus	11°34'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1929	Dec 31, 1929 into Capricorn
Mars	20°21'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 18, 1929	Dec 29, 1929 into Capricorn
Jupiter	9°38'53" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	1°52'55" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	7°27'10" Aries	Stationing direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	3°33'34" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	19°02'11" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	9°45'42" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on December 16, 1929

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 11:38 UTC	Full Moon in Gemini	24°03' Gemini
Dec 16, 21:04 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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