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Where Were the Planets on July 21, 1927?

Quick Answer

On July 21, 1927, the Sun was in Cancer (27°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 21, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°06' Aries at midnight UTC to 3°17' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 21, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°43'16" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1927	Jul 23, 1927 into Leo
Moon	26°13'12" Aries	Direct	Jul 19, 1927	Jul 21, 1927 into Taurus
Mercury	25°15'56" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 14, 1927	Aug 12, 1927 into Leo
Venus	11°35'53" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1927	Nov 9, 1927 into Libra
Mars	27°37'03" Leo	Direct	Jun 6, 1927	Jul 25, 1927 into Virgo
Jupiter	3°30'22" Aries	Direct	Jun 6, 1927	Sep 11, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	1°12'44" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°21'26" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1927	Nov 4, 1927 into Pisces
Neptune	25°38'02" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°47'24" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	26°18'29" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 21, 1927

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 21, 14:43 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aries	27°50' Aries
Jul 21, 18:23 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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