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Where Were the Planets on August 9, 1930?

Quick Answer

On August 9, 1930, the Sun was in Leo (16°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 9, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°41' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 22°33' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 9, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°09'37" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1930	Aug 23, 1930 into Virgo
Moon	16°38'02" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 8, 1930	Aug 10, 1930 into Pisces
Mercury	8°31'24" Virgo	Direct	Aug 4, 1930	Aug 26, 1930 into Libra
Venus	29°24'09" Virgo	Direct	Jul 14, 1930	Aug 10, 1930 into Libra
Mars	17°43'10" Gemini	Direct	Jul 14, 1930	Aug 28, 1930 into Cancer
Jupiter	9°33'49" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	6°01'51" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	15°14'03" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	2°40'02" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	19°52'55" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	27°15'53" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 9, 1930

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 9, 10:58 UTC	Full Moon in Aquarius	16°07' Aquarius

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