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Where Were the Planets on August 4, 1927?

Quick Answer

On August 4, 1927, the Sun was in Leo (11°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (38% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 4, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°28' Libra at midnight UTC to 3°19' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 4, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°06'26" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1927	Aug 24, 1927 into Virgo
Moon	27°23'48" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1927	Aug 4, 1927 into Scorpio
Mercury	22°59'42" Cancer	Direct	Jul 14, 1927	Aug 12, 1927 into Leo
Venus	20°38'35" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1927	Nov 9, 1927 into Libra
Mars	6°22'08" Virgo	Direct	Jul 25, 1927	Sep 10, 1927 into Libra
Jupiter	3°19'24" Aries	Retrograde	Jun 6, 1927	Sep 11, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	1°01'33" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°09'01" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1927	Nov 4, 1927 into Pisces
Neptune	26°07'19" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	16°08'08" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	25°34'01" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 4, 1927

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 38% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 4, 17:15 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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