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Where Were the Planets on August 29, 1930?

Quick Answer

On August 29, 1930, the Sun was in Virgo (5°24' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (35% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 29, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°43' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 24°00' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 29, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°24'52" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1930	Sep 23, 1930 into Libra
Moon	17°25'19" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1930	Aug 30, 1930 into Sagittarius
Mercury	2°21'40" Libra	Direct	Aug 26, 1930	Sep 20, 1930 into Virgo
Venus	21°04'28" Libra	Direct	Aug 10, 1930	Sep 7, 1930 into Scorpio
Mars	0°38'36" Cancer	Direct	Aug 28, 1930	Oct 20, 1930 into Leo
Jupiter	13°24'18" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	5°21'49" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	14°47'46" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	3°24'05" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	20°19'21" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	26°12'20" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 29, 1930

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 35% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 29, 10:46 UTC	The Sun trine Saturn	Exact trine

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