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Where Were the Planets on August 5, 1930?

Quick Answer

On August 5, 1930, the Sun was in Leo (12°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (86% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 5, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°35' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 4°45' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 5, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°19'39" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1930	Aug 23, 1930 into Virgo
Moon	28°41'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 3, 1930	Aug 5, 1930 into Capricorn
Mercury	2°16'24" Virgo	Direct	Aug 4, 1930	Aug 26, 1930 into Libra
Venus	24°55'58" Virgo	Direct	Jul 14, 1930	Aug 10, 1930 into Libra
Mars	15°03'18" Gemini	Direct	Jul 14, 1930	Aug 28, 1930 into Cancer
Jupiter	8°44'24" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	6°13'45" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	15°17'15" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	2°31'30" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	19°47'05" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	27°28'35" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 5, 1930

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 5, 14:34 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Aug 5, 15:49 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction
Aug 5, 20:11 UTC	Mars sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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