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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1927?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 1927, the Sun was in Sagittarius (23°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (45% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°00' Virgo at midnight UTC to 5°01' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°32'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1927	Dec 22, 1927 into Capricorn
Moon	29°02'31" Virgo	Direct	Dec 14, 1927	Dec 16, 1927 into Libra
Mercury	10°36'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 9, 1927	Dec 29, 1927 into Capricorn
Venus	8°32'03" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 8, 1927	Jan 4, 1928 into Sagittarius
Mars	5°42'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 8, 1927	Jan 19, 1928 into Capricorn
Jupiter	24°49'06" Pisces	Direct	Sep 11, 1927	Jan 23, 1928 into Aries
Saturn	11°43'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	29°30'45" Pisces	Direct	Nov 4, 1927	Jan 13, 1928 into Aries
Neptune	29°08'10" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	16°31'48" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	18°28'16" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 16, 1927

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 00:04 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Virgo	23°02' Virgo
Dec 16, 13:54 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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