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Where Were the Planets on January 2, 1927?

Quick Answer

On January 2, 1927, the Sun was in Capricorn (11°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 2, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°05' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 0°38' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 2, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°06'07" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1926	Jan 21, 1927 into Aquarius
Moon	23°49'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 31, 1926	Jan 2, 1927 into Capricorn
Mercury	26°07'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1926	Jan 5, 1927 into Capricorn
Venus	21°13'08" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 16, 1926	Jan 9, 1927 into Aquarius
Mars	8°35'59" Taurus	Direct	Aug 1, 1926	Feb 22, 1927 into Gemini
Jupiter	26°35'45" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	3°24'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	25°51'13" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	26°41'13" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	14°56'42" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	6°53'56" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 2, 1927

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 2, 07:27 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Exact square
Jan 2, 20:39 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Jan 2, 20:50 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine
Jan 2, 21:54 UTC	Jupiter opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
Jan 2, 22:51 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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