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Where Were the Planets on August 5, 1927?

Quick Answer

On August 5, 1927, the Sun was in Leo (12°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 5, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°19' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 15°15' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 5, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°03'54" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1927	Aug 24, 1927 into Virgo
Moon	9°16'58" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 4, 1927	Aug 7, 1927 into Sagittarius
Mercury	23°33'47" Cancer	Direct	Jul 14, 1927	Aug 12, 1927 into Leo
Venus	21°08'09" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1927	Nov 9, 1927 into Libra
Mars	6°59'50" Virgo	Direct	Jul 25, 1927	Sep 10, 1927 into Libra
Jupiter	3°17'09" Aries	Retrograde	Jun 6, 1927	Sep 11, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	1°01'28" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°07'48" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1927	Nov 4, 1927 into Pisces
Neptune	26°09'29" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	16°09'33" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	25°30'50" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 5, 1927

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 5, 18:05 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	12°18' Scorpio

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