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Where Were the Planets on January 8, 1930?

Quick Answer

On January 8, 1930, the Sun was in Capricorn (17°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 8, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°26' Aries at midnight UTC to 28°21' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 8, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°30'13" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1929	Jan 20, 1930 into Aquarius
Moon	21°51'14" Aries	Direct	Jan 6, 1930	Jan 9, 1930 into Taurus
Mercury	6°25'53" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 2, 1930	Jan 23, 1930 into Capricorn
Venus	10°29'49" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 31, 1929	Jan 24, 1930 into Aquarius
Mars	7°34'43" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1929	Feb 6, 1930 into Aquarius
Jupiter	7°13'58" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	4°35'29" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	7°39'57" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	3°17'13" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	18°33'54" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	8°32'38" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on January 8, 1930

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 8, 03:11 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	17°08' Aries
Jan 8, 14:50 UTC	Mars square Uranus	Exact square

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