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Where Were the Planets on September 3, 1927?

Quick Answer

On September 3, 1927, the Sun was in Virgo (9°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (41% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 3, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°25' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 5°26' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 3, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°59'07" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1927	Sep 24, 1927 into Libra
Moon	29°24'56" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 1, 1927	Sep 3, 1927 into Sagittarius
Mercury	10°48'43" Virgo	Direct	Aug 28, 1927	Sep 14, 1927 into Libra
Venus	21°13'54" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 7, 1927	Nov 9, 1927 into Libra
Mars	25°25'29" Virgo	Direct	Jul 25, 1927	Sep 10, 1927 into Libra
Jupiter	0°56'09" Aries	Retrograde	Jun 6, 1927	Sep 11, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	1°41'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	2°17'01" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1927	Nov 4, 1927 into Pisces
Neptune	27°13'30" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	16°45'23" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	23°58'42" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on September 3, 1927

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 41% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 3, 13:09 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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