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Where Were the Planets on December 23, 1927?

Quick Answer

On December 23, 1927, the Sun was in Capricorn (0°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 23, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°44' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 29°08' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 23, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°39'59" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1927	Jan 21, 1928 into Aquarius
Moon	22°55'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 21, 1927	Dec 24, 1927 into Capricorn
Mercury	21°19'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 9, 1927	Dec 29, 1927 into Capricorn
Venus	16°33'24" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 8, 1927	Jan 4, 1928 into Sagittarius
Mars	10°42'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 8, 1927	Jan 19, 1928 into Capricorn
Jupiter	25°30'30" Pisces	Direct	Sep 11, 1927	Jan 23, 1928 into Aries
Saturn	12°32'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	29°34'25" Pisces	Direct	Nov 4, 1927	Jan 13, 1928 into Aries
Neptune	29°04'03" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	16°23'32" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	18°06'01" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 23, 1927

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 23, 08:38 UTC	Venus trine Pluto	Exact trine

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