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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 1927?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 1927, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (36% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°02' Libra at midnight UTC to 16°55' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°33'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1927	Dec 22, 1927 into Capricorn
Moon	10°59'48" Libra	Direct	Dec 16, 1927	Dec 19, 1927 into Scorpio
Mercury	12°07'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 9, 1927	Dec 29, 1927 into Capricorn
Venus	9°40'17" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 8, 1927	Jan 4, 1928 into Sagittarius
Mars	6°24'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 8, 1927	Jan 19, 1928 into Capricorn
Jupiter	24°54'29" Pisces	Direct	Sep 11, 1927	Jan 23, 1928 into Aries
Saturn	11°50'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	29°31'07" Pisces	Direct	Nov 4, 1927	Jan 13, 1928 into Aries
Neptune	29°07'41" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	16°30'39" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	18°25'05" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 17, 1927

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 36% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 07:06 UTC	Mercury conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Dec 17, 21:09 UTC	The Sun square Jupiter	Exact square

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