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Where Were the Planets on April 29, 1931?

Quick Answer

On April 29, 1931, the Sun was in Taurus (8°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (90% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 29, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°31' Virgo at midnight UTC to 8°13' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 29, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°12'28" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1931	May 22, 1931 into Gemini
Moon	0°52'10" Libra	Direct	Apr 29, 1931	May 1, 1931 into Scorpio
Mercury	9°41'54" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 3, 1931	Jun 11, 1931 into Gemini
Venus	4°04'22" Aries	Direct	Apr 26, 1931	May 21, 1931 into Taurus
Mars	9°53'06" Leo	Direct	Mar 30, 1931	Jun 10, 1931 into Virgo
Jupiter	14°37'15" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	23°15'52" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	16°38'37" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	3°03'40" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	18°50'21" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	13°20'16" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 29, 1931

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 29, 07:42 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square
Apr 29, 10:34 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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