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Where Were the Planets on April 30, 1930?

Quick Answer

On April 30, 1930, the Sun was in Taurus (9°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 30, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°01' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°49' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 30, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°24'23" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1930	May 21, 1930 into Gemini
Moon	0°54'05" Gemini	Direct	Apr 30, 1930	May 2, 1930 into Cancer
Mercury	29°28'58" Taurus	Direct	Apr 10, 1930	May 1, 1930 into Gemini
Venus	29°58'10" Taurus	Direct	Apr 6, 1930	Apr 30, 1930 into Gemini
Mars	4°27'29" Aries	Direct	Apr 24, 1930	Jun 3, 1930 into Taurus
Jupiter	17°12'42" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	11°49'06" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	12°55'45" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	0°50'00" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	17°36'52" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	2°36'47" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on April 30, 1930

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 30, 10:25 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Apr 30, 12:35 UTC	Venus enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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