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Where Were the Planets on May 20, 1927?

Quick Answer

On May 20, 1927, the Sun was in Taurus (28°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 20, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°15' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 18°15' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 20, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°28'20" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1927	May 22, 1927 into Gemini
Moon	11°44'14" Capricorn	Direct	May 19, 1927	May 21, 1927 into Aquarius
Mercury	28°53'58" Taurus	Direct	May 6, 1927	May 21, 1927 into Gemini
Venus	9°19'02" Cancer	Direct	May 12, 1927	Jun 8, 1927 into Leo
Mars	19°46'18" Cancer	Direct	Apr 17, 1927	Jun 6, 1927 into Leo
Jupiter	27°22'00" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 1927	Jun 6, 1927 into Aries
Saturn	4°49'56" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	2°26'16" Aries	Direct	Mar 31, 1927	Nov 4, 1927 into Pisces
Neptune	24°15'05" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	14°18'24" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	29°35'29" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 20, 1927

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 20, 03:39 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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