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Where Were the Planets on August 27, 1943?

Quick Answer

On August 27, 1943, the Sun was in Virgo (3°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (10% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 27, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°14' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°01' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 27, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°20'27" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1943	Sep 23, 1943 into Libra
Moon	27°08'36" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1943	Aug 27, 1943 into Leo
Mercury	0°29'36" Libra	Direct	Aug 27, 1943	Sep 25, 1943 into Virgo
Venus	17°50'17" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 7, 1943	Nov 9, 1943 into Libra
Mars	1°56'53" Gemini	Direct	Aug 23, 1943	Mar 28, 1944 into Cancer
Jupiter	12°36'00" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	24°58'38" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	8°42'15" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	0°44'44" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	7°37'09" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°53'12" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 27, 1943

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 27, 00:35 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Aug 27, 17:49 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Aug 27, 18:07 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction

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