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Where Were the Planets on December 20, 1930?

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On December 20, 1930, the Sun was in Sagittarius (27°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 20, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°41' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 9°25' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 20, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°53'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1930	Dec 22, 1930 into Capricorn
Moon	3°05'21" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1930	Dec 22, 1930 into Aquarius
Mercury	18°00'37" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 6, 1930	Feb 11, 1931 into Aquarius
Venus	23°03'19" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 22, 1930	Jan 3, 1931 into Sagittarius
Mars	16°47'16" Leo	Stationing direct	Oct 20, 1930	Feb 16, 1931 into Cancer
Jupiter	17°42'48" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	12°21'30" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	11°26'32" Aries	Stationing direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	5°45'01" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	20°14'47" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	20°13'18" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 20, 1930

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 20, 01:24 UTC	New Moon in Sagittarius	27°26' Sagittarius
Dec 20, 05:43 UTC	Mercury opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition
Dec 20, 06:11 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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