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Where Were the Planets on October 27, 1929?

Quick Answer

On October 27, 1929, the Sun was in Scorpio (3°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (27% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 27, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°41' Leo at midnight UTC to 8°34' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 27, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°35'14" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1929	Nov 22, 1929 into Sagittarius
Moon	1°39'22" Virgo	Direct	Oct 27, 1929	Oct 29, 1929 into Libra
Mercury	15°58'45" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 1929	Nov 5, 1929 into Scorpio
Venus	9°00'43" Libra	Direct	Oct 20, 1929	Nov 13, 1929 into Scorpio
Mars	14°24'52" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 6, 1929	Nov 18, 1929 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	15°35'39" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	26°36'37" Sagittarius	Direct	May 5, 1929	Nov 30, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	8°26'51" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	3°08'46" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	19°37'20" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°24'34" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on October 27, 1929

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 27% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 27, 01:09 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Oct 27, 01:22 UTC	Venus opposite Uranus	Exact opposition
Oct 27, 05:20 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Oct 27, 09:08 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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