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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1927?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1927, the Sun was in Libra (23°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°16' Cancer at midnight UTC to 28°19' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°06'56" Libra	Direct	Sep 24, 1927	Oct 24, 1927 into Scorpio
Moon	21°50'55" Cancer	Direct	Oct 15, 1927	Oct 18, 1927 into Leo
Mercury	17°37'02" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 3, 1927	Dec 9, 1927 into Sagittarius
Venus	13°02'56" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1927	Nov 9, 1927 into Libra
Mars	24°16'29" Libra	Direct	Sep 10, 1927	Oct 26, 1927 into Scorpio
Jupiter	25°25'39" Pisces	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1927	Jan 23, 1928 into Aries
Saturn	4°56'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	0°34'29" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1927	Nov 4, 1927 into Pisces
Neptune	28°36'35" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	17°09'25" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	21°38'54" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 17, 1927

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 01:27 UTC	Mercury trine Pluto	Exact trine
Oct 17, 14:32 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	23°13' Cancer

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