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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1927?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 1927, the Sun was in Leo (26°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (43% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°11' Taurus at midnight UTC to 11°54' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°27'46" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1927	Aug 24, 1927 into Virgo
Moon	5°05'28" Gemini	Direct	Aug 20, 1927	Aug 22, 1927 into Cancer
Mercury	13°27'44" Leo	Direct	Aug 12, 1927	Aug 28, 1927 into Virgo
Venus	24°59'38" Virgo	Stationing direct	Jul 7, 1927	Nov 9, 1927 into Libra
Mars	16°28'31" Virgo	Direct	Jul 25, 1927	Sep 10, 1927 into Libra
Jupiter	2°21'12" Aries	Retrograde	Jun 6, 1927	Sep 11, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	1°11'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	2°44'57" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1927	Nov 4, 1927 into Pisces
Neptune	26°42'33" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	16°29'33" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	24°43'10" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 20, 1927

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 03:08 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Aug 20, 12:40 UTC	Mars sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Aug 20, 18:23 UTC	The Sun conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction

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