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Where Were the Planets on May 4, 1927?

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On May 4, 1927, the Sun was in Taurus (13°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (12% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 4, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°12' Gemini at midnight UTC to 0°04' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 4, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°01'36" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1927	May 22, 1927 into Gemini
Moon	23°12'22" Gemini	Direct	May 2, 1927	May 4, 1927 into Cancer
Mercury	26°21'26" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1927	May 6, 1927 into Taurus
Venus	20°53'03" Gemini	Direct	Apr 16, 1927	May 12, 1927 into Cancer
Mars	10°14'30" Cancer	Direct	Apr 17, 1927	Jun 6, 1927 into Leo
Jupiter	24°24'01" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 1927	Jun 6, 1927 into Aries
Saturn	5°57'22" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	1°46'01" Aries	Direct	Mar 31, 1927	Nov 4, 1927 into Pisces
Neptune	24°11'41" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	14°02'31" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	0°26'19" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 4, 1927

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 4, 23:51 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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