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Where Were the Planets on May 27, 1939?

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On May 27, 1939, the Sun was in Gemini (5°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (67% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 27, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°19' Virgo at midnight UTC to 2°14' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 27, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°18'24" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1939	Jun 22, 1939 into Cancer
Moon	25°18'43" Virgo	Direct	May 25, 1939	May 27, 1939 into Libra
Mercury	22°38'33" Taurus	Direct	May 14, 1939	May 31, 1939 into Gemini
Venus	8°19'41" Taurus	Direct	May 20, 1939	Jun 14, 1939 into Gemini
Mars	0°43'32" Aquarius	Direct	May 25, 1939	Jul 21, 1939 into Capricorn
Jupiter	2°54'41" Aries	Direct	May 11, 1939	Oct 30, 1939 into Pisces
Saturn	26°30'32" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	18°52'15" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	20°33'10" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°38'18" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1939	Jun 14, 1939 into Leo
North Node	7°07'26" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on May 27, 1939

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 67% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 27, 20:05 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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