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Where Were the Planets on August 27, 1900?

Quick Answer

On August 27, 1900, the Sun was in Virgo (3°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (5% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 27, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°28' Virgo at midnight UTC to 5°18' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 27, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°43'40" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1900	Sep 23, 1900 into Libra
Moon	29°24'06" Virgo	Direct	Aug 25, 1900	Aug 27, 1900 into Libra
Mercury	18°10'13" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 1900	Sep 3, 1900 into Virgo
Venus	19°45'12" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1900	Sep 8, 1900 into Leo
Mars	11°21'04" Cancer	Direct	Aug 10, 1900	Sep 26, 1900 into Leo
Jupiter	2°18'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	28°27'40" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jul 18, 1900	Oct 17, 1900 into Capricorn
Uranus	8°29'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	28°54'06" Gemini	Direct	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	17°37'07" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	6°31'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 27, 1900

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 27, 03:56 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Aug 27, 13:12 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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