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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1927?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1927, the Sun was in Gemini (1°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (58% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°02' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 28°48' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°21'24" Gemini	Direct	May 22, 1927	Jun 22, 1927 into Cancer
Moon	21°53'45" Aquarius	Direct	May 21, 1927	May 24, 1927 into Pisces
Mercury	5°28'20" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1927	Jun 4, 1927 into Cancer
Venus	12°42'43" Cancer	Direct	May 12, 1927	Jun 8, 1927 into Leo
Mars	21°34'12" Cancer	Direct	Apr 17, 1927	Jun 6, 1927 into Leo
Jupiter	27°52'30" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 1927	Jun 6, 1927 into Aries
Saturn	4°36'36" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	2°32'50" Aries	Direct	Mar 31, 1927	Nov 4, 1927 into Pisces
Neptune	24°16'39" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	14°21'53" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	29°25'57" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 23, 1927

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 58% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 02:50 UTC	Mercury opposite Saturn	Exact opposition

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