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Where Were the Planets on August 27, 1914?

Quick Answer

On August 27, 1914, the Sun was in Virgo (3°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (42% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 27, 1914. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°58' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 1°10' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 27, 1914
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°21'30" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1914	Sep 23, 1914 into Libra
Moon	24°06'26" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 25, 1914	Aug 27, 1914 into Sagittarius
Mercury	0°06'09" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 1914	Sep 12, 1914 into Libra
Venus	18°25'55" Libra	Direct	Aug 10, 1914	Sep 7, 1914 into Scorpio
Mars	8°14'29" Libra	Direct	Aug 14, 1914	Sep 29, 1914 into Scorpio
Jupiter	15°15'00" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 21, 1914	Feb 4, 1915 into Pisces
Saturn	0°13'51" Cancer	Direct	Aug 24, 1914	Dec 7, 1914 into Gemini
Uranus	8°41'45" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	29°15'34" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	1°58'46" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	5°46'26" Pisces	Direct	May 27, 1913	Dec 14, 1914 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 27, 1914

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 42% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 27, 10:45 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 27, 13:37 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Aug 27, 21:59 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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