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Where Were the Planets on August 30, 1930?

Quick Answer

On August 30, 1930, the Sun was in Virgo (6°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (45% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 30, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°00' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 6°53' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 30, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°22'53" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1930	Sep 23, 1930 into Libra
Moon	0°29'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 30, 1930	Sep 1, 1930 into Capricorn
Mercury	3°07'15" Libra	Direct	Aug 26, 1930	Sep 20, 1930 into Virgo
Venus	22°07'18" Libra	Direct	Aug 10, 1930	Sep 7, 1930 into Scorpio
Mars	1°16'12" Cancer	Direct	Aug 28, 1930	Oct 20, 1930 into Leo
Jupiter	13°34'58" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	5°20'45" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	14°46'03" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	3°26'18" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	20°20'31" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	26°09'09" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 30, 1930

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 30, 11:04 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Aug 30, 23:57 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	6°52' Sagittarius

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