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Where Were the Planets on December 21, 1927?

Quick Answer

On December 21, 1927, the Sun was in Sagittarius (28°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (7% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 21, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°30' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 4°31' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 21, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°37'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1927	Dec 22, 1927 into Capricorn
Moon	28°30'15" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 19, 1927	Dec 21, 1927 into Sagittarius
Mercury	18°14'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 9, 1927	Dec 29, 1927 into Capricorn
Venus	14°15'01" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 8, 1927	Jan 4, 1928 into Sagittarius
Mars	9°16'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 8, 1927	Jan 19, 1928 into Capricorn
Jupiter	25°17'48" Pisces	Direct	Sep 11, 1927	Jan 23, 1928 into Aries
Saturn	12°18'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	29°33'07" Pisces	Direct	Nov 4, 1927	Jan 13, 1928 into Aries
Neptune	29°05'23" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	16°25'56" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	18°12'22" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 21, 1927

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 21, 14:58 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Dec 21, 22:45 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine

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