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Where Were the Planets on August 27, 1905?

Quick Answer

On August 27, 1905, the Sun was in Virgo (3°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (12% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 27, 1905. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°45' Cancer at midnight UTC to 0°16' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 27, 1905
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°31'13" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1905	Sep 23, 1905 into Libra
Moon	23°28'05" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1905	Aug 27, 1905 into Leo
Mercury	8°27'26" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 27, 1905	Oct 1, 1905 into Libra
Venus	23°48'58" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 1905	Sep 1, 1905 into Leo
Mars	3°13'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 21, 1905	Oct 8, 1905 into Capricorn
Jupiter	5°07'25" Gemini	Direct	Jul 21, 1905	Dec 4, 1905 into Taurus
Saturn	29°12'32" Aquarius	Retrograde	Aug 17, 1905	Jan 8, 1906 into Pisces
Uranus	0°18'55" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	9°48'10" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	22°36'50" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	29°49'59" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1905	Mar 13, 1907 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 27, 1905

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 27, 23:31 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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