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Where Were the Planets on August 1, 1930?

Quick Answer

On August 1, 1930, the Sun was in Leo (8°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 1, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°37' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 14°48' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 1, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°29'54" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1930	Aug 23, 1930 into Virgo
Moon	8°16'29" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 31, 1930	Aug 3, 1930 into Sagittarius
Mercury	25°35'10" Leo	Direct	Jul 19, 1930	Aug 4, 1930 into Virgo
Venus	20°25'33" Virgo	Direct	Jul 14, 1930	Aug 10, 1930 into Libra
Mars	12°21'56" Gemini	Direct	Jul 14, 1930	Aug 28, 1930 into Cancer
Jupiter	7°54'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	6°26'46" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	15°19'43" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	2°23'09" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	19°41'06" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	27°41'18" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 1, 1930

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 1, 12:26 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	8°31' Scorpio

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