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Where Were the Planets on July 23, 1927?

Quick Answer

On July 23, 1927, the Sun was in Cancer (29°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (29% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 23, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°22' Taurus at midnight UTC to 1°16' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 23, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°37'51" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1927	Jul 23, 1927 into Leo
Moon	24°21'06" Taurus	Direct	Jul 21, 1927	Jul 23, 1927 into Gemini
Mercury	24°01'57" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 14, 1927	Aug 12, 1927 into Leo
Venus	13°05'47" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1927	Nov 9, 1927 into Libra
Mars	28°51'45" Leo	Direct	Jun 6, 1927	Jul 25, 1927 into Virgo
Jupiter	3°31'10" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Jun 6, 1927	Sep 11, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	1°10'00" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°20'12" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1927	Nov 4, 1927 into Pisces
Neptune	25°42'04" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°50'26" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	26°12'08" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 23, 1927

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 23, 21:16 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 23, 21:45 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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