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Where Were the Planets on October 21, 1927?

Quick Answer

On October 21, 1927, the Sun was in Libra (27°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (15% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 21, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°43' Virgo at midnight UTC to 17°47' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 21, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°05'26" Libra	Direct	Sep 24, 1927	Oct 24, 1927 into Scorpio
Moon	11°47'01" Virgo	Direct	Oct 20, 1927	Oct 23, 1927 into Libra
Mercury	21°23'46" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 3, 1927	Dec 9, 1927 into Sagittarius
Venus	15°16'53" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1927	Nov 9, 1927 into Libra
Mars	26°57'30" Libra	Direct	Sep 10, 1927	Oct 26, 1927 into Scorpio
Jupiter	25°02'04" Pisces	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1927	Jan 23, 1928 into Aries
Saturn	5°20'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	0°26'00" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1927	Nov 4, 1927 into Pisces
Neptune	28°42'12" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	17°09'22" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	21°26'11" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 21, 1927

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 21, 02:10 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction

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