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Where Were the Planets on May 27, 1942?

Quick Answer

On May 27, 1942, the Sun was in Gemini (5°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (89% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 27, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°03' Libra at midnight UTC to 4°33' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 27, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°33'28" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1942	Jun 22, 1942 into Cancer
Moon	27°15'18" Libra	Direct	May 25, 1942	May 27, 1942 into Scorpio
Mercury	24°58'07" Gemini	Direct	May 5, 1942	Jul 12, 1942 into Cancer
Venus	23°43'52" Aries	Direct	May 6, 1942	Jun 2, 1942 into Taurus
Mars	19°07'10" Cancer	Direct	Apr 26, 1942	Jun 14, 1942 into Leo
Jupiter	26°52'35" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	2°24'35" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	0°43'12" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	27°07'48" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°49'22" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°05'12" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on May 27, 1942

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 27, 16:31 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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