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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1927?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1927, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°20' Leo at midnight UTC to 4°25' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°26'26" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1926	Jan 21, 1927 into Aquarius
Moon	28°24'29" Leo	Direct	Jan 18, 1927	Jan 20, 1927 into Virgo
Mercury	24°08'58" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1927	Jan 24, 1927 into Aquarius
Venus	13°48'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 9, 1927	Feb 2, 1927 into Pisces
Mars	14°51'21" Taurus	Direct	Aug 1, 1926	Feb 22, 1927 into Gemini
Jupiter	0°26'55" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 1927	Jun 6, 1927 into Aries
Saturn	5°06'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	26°23'58" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	26°18'20" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	14°34'11" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	5°56'45" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 20, 1927

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 15:09 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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