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Where Were the Planets on February 20, 1930?

Quick Answer

On February 20, 1930, the Sun was in Pisces (1°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 20, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°28' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 8°48' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 20, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°08'03" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1930	Mar 21, 1930 into Aries
Moon	2°40'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 20, 1930	Feb 22, 1930 into Capricorn
Mercury	5°25'03" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 15, 1930	Mar 9, 1930 into Pisces
Venus	4°28'37" Pisces	Direct	Feb 16, 1930	Mar 12, 1930 into Aries
Mars	10°39'53" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1930	Mar 17, 1930 into Pisces
Jupiter	7°01'34" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	9°05'14" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	9°09'23" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	2°14'35" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	17°44'33" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	6°16'00" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on February 20, 1930

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 20, 06:48 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Feb 20, 08:44 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	1°00' Sagittarius

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