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Where Were the Planets on May 1, 1927?

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On May 1, 1927, the Sun was in Taurus (10°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 1, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°12' Taurus at midnight UTC to 17°11' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 1, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°06'59" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1927	May 22, 1927 into Gemini
Moon	9°43'53" Taurus	Direct	Apr 30, 1927	May 2, 1927 into Gemini
Mercury	21°03'34" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1927	May 6, 1927 into Taurus
Venus	17°22'29" Gemini	Direct	Apr 16, 1927	May 12, 1927 into Cancer
Mars	8°28'02" Cancer	Direct	Apr 17, 1927	Jun 6, 1927 into Leo
Jupiter	23°48'04" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 1927	Jun 6, 1927 into Aries
Saturn	6°08'53" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	1°37'35" Aries	Direct	Mar 31, 1927	Nov 4, 1927 into Pisces
Neptune	24°11'59" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	14°00'05" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	0°35'51" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 1, 1927

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 1, 12:40 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	10°08' Taurus

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