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Where Were the Planets on August 27, 1929?

Quick Answer

On August 27, 1929, the Sun was in Virgo (3°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 27, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°31' Taurus at midnight UTC to 6°19' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 27, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°42'40" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1929	Sep 23, 1929 into Libra
Moon	29°23'56" Taurus	Direct	Aug 25, 1929	Aug 27, 1929 into Gemini
Mercury	26°05'13" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 1929	Aug 30, 1929 into Libra
Venus	25°21'46" Cancer	Direct	Aug 5, 1929	Aug 31, 1929 into Leo
Mars	3°34'50" Libra	Direct	Aug 21, 1929	Oct 6, 1929 into Scorpio
Jupiter	14°00'51" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	23°53'43" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	May 5, 1929	Nov 30, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	10°44'04" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	1°13'08" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	19°03'26" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	15°38'23" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on August 27, 1929

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 27, 13:02 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Aug 27, 20:02 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	4°02' Gemini

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