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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 1930?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 1930, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°10' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°07' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°44'23" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1930	Feb 19, 1930 into Pisces
Moon	28°41'58" Libra	Direct	Jan 19, 1930	Jan 21, 1930 into Scorpio
Mercury	1°57'11" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 2, 1930	Jan 23, 1930 into Capricorn
Venus	26°50'23" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 31, 1929	Jan 24, 1930 into Aquarius
Mars	17°28'37" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1929	Feb 6, 1930 into Aquarius
Jupiter	6°31'01" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	6°04'23" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	7°58'51" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	3°01'31" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	18°17'23" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	7°51'19" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on January 21, 1930

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 21, 14:24 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jan 21, 16:07 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio	0°55' Scorpio

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