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Where Were the Planets on March 8, 1930?

Quick Answer

On March 8, 1930, the Sun was in Pisces (17°11' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 8, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°33' Gemini at midnight UTC to 28°28' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 8, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°11'52" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1930	Mar 21, 1930 into Aries
Moon	21°29'08" Gemini	Direct	Mar 6, 1930	Mar 9, 1930 into Cancer
Mercury	27°43'31" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 15, 1930	Mar 9, 1930 into Pisces
Venus	24°28'06" Pisces	Direct	Feb 16, 1930	Mar 12, 1930 into Aries
Mars	23°09'29" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1930	Mar 17, 1930 into Pisces
Jupiter	8°27'20" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	10°19'57" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	9°58'19" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	1°48'05" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	17°32'58" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	5°25'10" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on March 8, 1930

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

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 8, 04:00 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Gemini	16°52' Gemini
Mar 8, 20:22 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Exact trine

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