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Where Were the Planets on October 20, 1927?

Quick Answer

On October 20, 1927, the Sun was in Libra (26°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (23% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 20, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°29' Leo at midnight UTC to 5°43' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 20, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°05'45" Libra	Direct	Sep 24, 1927	Oct 24, 1927 into Scorpio
Moon	29°38'08" Leo	Direct	Oct 18, 1927	Oct 20, 1927 into Virgo
Mercury	20°31'45" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 3, 1927	Dec 9, 1927 into Sagittarius
Venus	14°41'16" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1927	Nov 9, 1927 into Libra
Mars	26°17'11" Libra	Direct	Sep 10, 1927	Oct 26, 1927 into Scorpio
Jupiter	25°07'45" Pisces	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1927	Jan 23, 1928 into Aries
Saturn	5°14'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	0°28'05" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1927	Nov 4, 1927 into Pisces
Neptune	28°40'50" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	17°09'25" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	21°29'22" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 20, 1927

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 20, 12:42 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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