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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1930?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 1930, the Sun was in Leo (26°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (19% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°11' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°38' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°43'44" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1930	Aug 23, 1930 into Virgo
Moon	5°22'11" Cancer	Direct	Aug 20, 1930	Aug 22, 1930 into Leo
Mercury	23°22'23" Virgo	Direct	Aug 4, 1930	Aug 26, 1930 into Libra
Venus	11°28'39" Libra	Direct	Aug 10, 1930	Sep 7, 1930 into Scorpio
Mars	24°54'55" Gemini	Direct	Jul 14, 1930	Aug 28, 1930 into Cancer
Jupiter	11°44'22" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	5°35'33" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	15°01'36" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	3°04'04" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	20°08'06" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	26°40'56" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 20, 1930

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 03:02 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Aug 20, 19:04 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square

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