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Where Were the Planets on October 23, 1933?

Quick Answer

On October 23, 1933, the Sun was in Libra (29°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (24% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 23, 1933. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°11' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 4°40' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 23, 1933
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°38'06" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1933	Oct 23, 1933 into Scorpio
Moon	27°27'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 21, 1933	Oct 23, 1933 into Capricorn
Mercury	22°55'13" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 6, 1933	Oct 30, 1933 into Sagittarius
Venus	14°08'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 11, 1933	Nov 6, 1933 into Capricorn
Mars	10°05'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 9, 1933	Nov 19, 1933 into Capricorn
Jupiter	9°17'23" Libra	Direct	Sep 10, 1933	Oct 11, 1934 into Scorpio
Saturn	9°46'52" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	25°14'39" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	11°38'05" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	24°45'33" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	25°15'20" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 25, 1933	Feb 12, 1935 into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 23, 1933

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 24% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 23, 01:48 UTC	Mars sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Oct 23, 16:13 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Oct 23, 20:47 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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