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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1927?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1927, the Sun was in Aries (26°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°21' Libra at midnight UTC to 6°19' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°28'47" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1927	Apr 21, 1927 into Taurus
Moon	0°20'07" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 17, 1927	Apr 19, 1927 into Sagittarius
Mercury	29°58'44" Pisces	Direct	Feb 10, 1927	Apr 17, 1927 into Aries
Venus	0°49'24" Gemini	Direct	Apr 16, 1927	May 12, 1927 into Cancer
Mars	0°15'19" Cancer	Direct	Apr 17, 1927	Jun 6, 1927 into Leo
Jupiter	20°51'25" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 1927	Jun 6, 1927 into Aries
Saturn	6°55'21" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	0°55'17" Aries	Direct	Mar 31, 1927	Nov 4, 1927 into Pisces
Neptune	24°17'15" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	13°51'16" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	1°20'20" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 17, 1927

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 01:28 UTC	Mars enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Apr 17, 03:35 UTC	Full Moon in Libra	26°08' Libra
Apr 17, 11:19 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Apr 17, 12:23 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Apr 17, 14:04 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Apr 17, 21:25 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square

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