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Where Were the Planets on August 27, 1926?

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On August 27, 1926, the Sun was in Virgo (3°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (78% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 27, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°56' Aries at midnight UTC to 6°15' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 27, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°26'49" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1926	Sep 23, 1926 into Libra
Moon	29°09'46" Aries	Direct	Aug 25, 1926	Aug 27, 1926 into Taurus
Mercury	15°20'29" Leo	Direct	Jun 29, 1926	Sep 5, 1926 into Virgo
Venus	11°20'33" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1926	Sep 11, 1926 into Virgo
Mars	12°31'11" Taurus	Direct	Aug 1, 1926	Feb 22, 1927 into Gemini
Jupiter	20°42'52" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	20°20'30" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	28°24'24" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	24°51'43" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°26'57" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	13°40'37" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 27, 1926

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 27, 13:24 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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