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Where Were the Planets on October 23, 1930?

Quick Answer

On October 23, 1930, the Sun was in Libra (29°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 23, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°11' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 26°57' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 23, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°21'32" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1930	Oct 24, 1930 into Scorpio
Moon	20°07'09" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1930	Oct 24, 1930 into Sagittarius
Mercury	19°42'03" Libra	Direct	Oct 11, 1930	Oct 29, 1930 into Scorpio
Venus	5°38'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 12, 1930	Nov 22, 1930 into Scorpio
Mars	1°21'57" Leo	Direct	Oct 20, 1930	Feb 16, 1931 into Cancer
Jupiter	20°06'54" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	6°45'56" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	12°44'36" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	5°11'52" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	20°53'27" Cancer	Stationing direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	23°17'35" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 23, 1930

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 23, 18:02 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Exact square

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