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Where Were the Planets on September 20, 1930?

Quick Answer

On September 20, 1930, the Sun was in Virgo (26°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 20, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°24' Leo at midnight UTC to 6°24' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 20, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°47'39" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1930	Sep 23, 1930 into Libra
Moon	28°54'07" Leo	Direct	Sep 18, 1930	Sep 20, 1930 into Virgo
Mercury	29°33'58" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 20, 1930	Oct 11, 1930 into Libra
Venus	12°51'53" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1930	Oct 12, 1930 into Sagittarius
Mars	13°56'33" Cancer	Direct	Aug 28, 1930	Oct 20, 1930 into Leo
Jupiter	16°54'49" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	5°20'52" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	14°03'13" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	4°11'57" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	20°40'57" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	25°02'26" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on September 20, 1930

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 20, 02:15 UTC	Mercury re-enters Virgo (retrograde)	Leaves Libra
Sep 20, 13:45 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Sep 20, 16:20 UTC	Mars square Uranus	Exact square

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