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Where Were the Planets on July 5, 1927?

Quick Answer

On July 5, 1927, the Sun was in Cancer (12°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (36% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 5, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°36' Virgo at midnight UTC to 1°35' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 5, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°27'52" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1927	Jul 23, 1927 into Leo
Moon	25°37'11" Virgo	Direct	Jul 3, 1927	Jul 5, 1927 into Libra
Mercury	2°11'11" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Jun 28, 1927	Jul 14, 1927 into Cancer
Venus	27°52'52" Leo	Direct	Jun 8, 1927	Jul 7, 1927 into Virgo
Mars	17°42'59" Leo	Direct	Jun 6, 1927	Jul 25, 1927 into Virgo
Jupiter	2°56'13" Aries	Direct	Jun 6, 1927	Sep 11, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	1°47'12" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°24'28" Aries	Direct	Mar 31, 1927	Nov 4, 1927 into Pisces
Neptune	25°07'58" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°22'44" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	27°09'20" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 5, 1927

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 36% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 5, 20:47 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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