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Where Were the Planets on May 3, 1927?

Quick Answer

On May 3, 1927, the Sun was in Taurus (12°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (6% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 3, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°53' Gemini at midnight UTC to 16°12' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 3, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°03'25" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1927	May 22, 1927 into Gemini
Moon	9°06'34" Gemini	Direct	May 2, 1927	May 4, 1927 into Cancer
Mercury	24°33'39" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1927	May 6, 1927 into Taurus
Venus	19°42'58" Gemini	Direct	Apr 16, 1927	May 12, 1927 into Cancer
Mars	9°38'59" Cancer	Direct	Apr 17, 1927	Jun 6, 1927 into Leo
Jupiter	24°12'07" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 1927	Jun 6, 1927 into Aries
Saturn	6°01'16" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	1°43'14" Aries	Direct	Mar 31, 1927	Nov 4, 1927 into Pisces
Neptune	24°11'45" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	14°01'41" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	0°29'29" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 3, 1927

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 3, 07:04 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine

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