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Where Were the Planets on December 25, 1929?

Quick Answer

On December 25, 1929, the Sun was in Capricorn (3°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (26% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 25, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°39' Libra at midnight UTC to 8°17' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 25, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°13'53" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1929	Jan 20, 1930 into Aquarius
Moon	2°00'35" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 25, 1929	Dec 27, 1929 into Sagittarius
Mercury	18°34'12" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 13, 1929	Jan 2, 1930 into Aquarius
Venus	22°53'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1929	Dec 31, 1929 into Capricorn
Mars	27°02'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 18, 1929	Dec 29, 1929 into Capricorn
Jupiter	8°33'46" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	2°56'39" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	7°28'55" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	3°29'08" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	18°51'32" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	9°17'07" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on December 25, 1929

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 25, 04:21 UTC	The Sun conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Dec 25, 08:11 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Dec 25, 16:28 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Dec 25, 17:55 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine

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