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Where Were the Planets on April 8, 1927?

Quick Answer

On April 8, 1927, the Sun was in Aries (17°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (45% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 8, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°06' Cancer at midnight UTC to 17°58' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 8, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°39'36" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1927	Apr 21, 1927 into Taurus
Moon	11°35'30" Cancer	Direct	Apr 7, 1927	Apr 9, 1927 into Leo
Mercury	20°04'01" Pisces	Direct	Feb 10, 1927	Apr 17, 1927 into Aries
Venus	20°02'44" Taurus	Direct	Mar 22, 1927	Apr 16, 1927 into Gemini
Mars	25°02'22" Gemini	Direct	Feb 22, 1927	Apr 17, 1927 into Cancer
Jupiter	18°51'26" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 1927	Jun 6, 1927 into Aries
Saturn	7°17'27" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	0°26'05" Aries	Direct	Mar 31, 1927	Nov 4, 1927 into Pisces
Neptune	24°23'50" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	13°47'58" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	1°48'55" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 8, 1927

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 8, 13:41 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile

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