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Where Were the Planets on January 23, 1930?

Quick Answer

On January 23, 1930, the Sun was in Aquarius (2°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (32% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 23, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°43' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 0°01' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 23, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°46'28" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1930	Feb 19, 1930 into Pisces
Moon	23°54'32" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 21, 1930	Jan 23, 1930 into Sagittarius
Mercury	29°23'25" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 23, 1930	Feb 15, 1930 into Aquarius
Venus	29°21'11" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 31, 1929	Jan 24, 1930 into Aquarius
Mars	19°00'34" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1929	Feb 6, 1930 into Aquarius
Jupiter	6°27'22" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	6°17'39" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	8°02'27" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	2°58'46" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	18°14'54" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	7°44'58" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on January 23, 1930

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 32% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 23, 00:30 UTC	Mercury re-enters Capricorn (retrograde)	Leaves Aquarius
Jan 23, 12:21 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Jan 23, 23:56 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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