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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1927?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 1927, the Sun was in Taurus (16°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°05' Leo at midnight UTC to 21°23' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°54'00" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1927	May 22, 1927 into Gemini
Moon	15°16'23" Leo	Direct	May 7, 1927	May 9, 1927 into Virgo
Mercury	3°50'49" Taurus	Direct	May 6, 1927	May 21, 1927 into Gemini
Venus	25°32'23" Gemini	Direct	Apr 16, 1927	May 12, 1927 into Cancer
Mars	12°36'52" Cancer	Direct	Apr 17, 1927	Jun 6, 1927 into Leo
Jupiter	25°10'47" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 1927	Jun 6, 1927 into Aries
Saturn	5°41'20" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	1°56'52" Aries	Direct	Mar 31, 1927	Nov 4, 1927 into Pisces
Neptune	24°11'45" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	14°06'03" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	0°13'36" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 8, 1927

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 03:04 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square
May 8, 15:27 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	17°02' Leo

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