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Where Were the Planets on September 16, 1927?

Quick Answer

On September 16, 1927, the Sun was in Virgo (22°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (68% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 16, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°22' Taurus at midnight UTC to 8°30' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 16, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°37'02" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1927	Sep 24, 1927 into Libra
Moon	1°29'23" Gemini	Direct	Sep 16, 1927	Sep 18, 1927 into Cancer
Mercury	4°07'25" Libra	Direct	Sep 14, 1927	Oct 3, 1927 into Scorpio
Venus	13°33'32" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 7, 1927	Nov 9, 1927 into Libra
Mars	3°49'37" Libra	Direct	Sep 10, 1927	Oct 26, 1927 into Scorpio
Jupiter	29°18'26" Pisces	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1927	Jan 23, 1928 into Aries
Saturn	2°23'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	1°47'20" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1927	Nov 4, 1927 into Pisces
Neptune	27°41'08" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	16°56'54" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	23°17'23" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on September 16, 1927

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 16, 05:03 UTC	Mercury conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction
Sep 16, 09:28 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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