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Where Were the Planets on April 27, 1917?

Quick Answer

On April 27, 1917, the Sun was in Taurus (6°38' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (34% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 27, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°43' Cancer at midnight UTC to 23°46' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 27, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°38'42" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1917	May 21, 1917 into Gemini
Moon	17°46'31" Cancer	Direct	Apr 26, 1917	Apr 28, 1917 into Leo
Mercury	26°31'06" Taurus	Direct	Apr 9, 1917	Jun 14, 1917 into Gemini
Venus	6°56'05" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1917	May 16, 1917 into Gemini
Mars	24°24'10" Aries	Direct	Mar 26, 1917	May 4, 1917 into Taurus
Jupiter	15°24'15" Taurus	Direct	Feb 12, 1917	Jun 29, 1917 into Gemini
Saturn	24°35'53" Cancer	Direct	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	23°18'37" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	2°08'56" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	2°39'08" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	14°11'48" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 27, 1917

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 34% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 27, 18:42 UTC	Mars square Saturn	Exact square

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