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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1927?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1927, the Sun was in Aries (25°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°25' Libra at midnight UTC to 24°20' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°30'07" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1927	Apr 21, 1927 into Taurus
Moon	18°22'56" Libra	Direct	Apr 14, 1927	Apr 17, 1927 into Scorpio
Mercury	28°43'03" Pisces	Direct	Feb 10, 1927	Apr 17, 1927 into Aries
Venus	29°37'51" Taurus	Direct	Mar 22, 1927	Apr 16, 1927 into Gemini
Mars	29°40'23" Gemini	Direct	Feb 22, 1927	Apr 17, 1927 into Cancer
Jupiter	20°38'18" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 1927	Jun 6, 1927 into Aries
Saturn	6°58'08" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	0°52'06" Aries	Direct	Mar 31, 1927	Nov 4, 1927 into Pisces
Neptune	24°17'52" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	13°50'49" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	1°23'30" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 16, 1927

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 19:25 UTC	Venus enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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