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Where Were the Planets on December 30, 1929?

Quick Answer

On December 30, 1929, the Sun was in Capricorn (8°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 30, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°02' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 8°58' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 30, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°19'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1929	Jan 20, 1930 into Aquarius
Moon	3°01'10" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 30, 1929	Jan 1, 1930 into Aquarius
Mercury	25°59'51" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 13, 1929	Jan 2, 1930 into Aquarius
Venus	29°10'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1929	Dec 31, 1929 into Capricorn
Mars	0°47'25" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1929	Feb 6, 1930 into Aquarius
Jupiter	8°01'46" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	3°32'07" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	7°31'43" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	3°25'33" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	18°45'21" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	9°01'13" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on December 30, 1929

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 30, 05:55 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 30, 23:42 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	8°49' Capricorn

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