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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1927?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1927, the Sun was in Capricorn (8°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°08' Aries at midnight UTC to 16°12' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°49'15" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1927	Jan 21, 1928 into Aquarius
Moon	9°10'00" Aries	Direct	Dec 30, 1927	Jan 1, 1928 into Taurus
Mercury	3°48'54" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1927	Jan 16, 1928 into Aquarius
Venus	25°52'35" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 8, 1927	Jan 4, 1928 into Sagittarius
Mars	16°27'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 8, 1927	Jan 19, 1928 into Capricorn
Jupiter	26°27'55" Pisces	Direct	Sep 11, 1927	Jan 23, 1928 into Aries
Saturn	13°26'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	29°41'42" Pisces	Direct	Nov 4, 1927	Jan 13, 1928 into Aries
Neptune	28°57'29" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	16°13'38" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	17°40'36" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 31, 1927

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 11:22 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	8°48' Aries

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