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Where Were the Planets on December 23, 1929?

Quick Answer

On December 23, 1929, the Sun was in Capricorn (1°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 23, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°24' Virgo at midnight UTC to 12°42' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 23, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°11'37" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1929	Jan 20, 1930 into Aquarius
Moon	6°06'30" Libra	Direct	Dec 23, 1929	Dec 25, 1929 into Scorpio
Mercury	15°29'20" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 13, 1929	Jan 2, 1930 into Aquarius
Venus	20°22'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1929	Dec 31, 1929 into Capricorn
Mars	25°33'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 18, 1929	Dec 29, 1929 into Capricorn
Jupiter	8°47'29" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	2°42'27" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	7°28'10" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	3°30'21" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	18°53'58" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	9°23'28" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on December 23, 1929

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 23, 01:02 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Dec 23, 02:27 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	0°47' Libra

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