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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 1927?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 1927, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°27' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (88% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°26' Virgo at midnight UTC to 16°24' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°27'28" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1927	Feb 19, 1927 into Pisces
Moon	10°26'16" Virgo	Direct	Jan 20, 1927	Jan 23, 1927 into Libra
Mercury	25°47'04" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1927	Jan 24, 1927 into Aquarius
Venus	15°03'35" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 9, 1927	Feb 2, 1927 into Pisces
Mars	15°15'34" Taurus	Direct	Aug 1, 1926	Feb 22, 1927 into Gemini
Jupiter	0°40'21" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 1927	Jun 6, 1927 into Aries
Saturn	5°11'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	26°26'11" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	26°16'52" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	14°32'58" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	5°53'34" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 21, 1927

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 21, 01:11 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 21, 17:40 UTC	Venus square Mars	Exact square
Jan 21, 21:45 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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