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Where Were the Planets on May 27, 1947?

Quick Answer

On May 27, 1947, the Sun was in Gemini (5°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 27, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°24' Virgo at midnight UTC to 16°06' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 27, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°21'33" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1947	Jun 22, 1947 into Cancer
Moon	9°18'29" Virgo	Direct	May 26, 1947	May 29, 1947 into Libra
Mercury	18°48'11" Gemini	Direct	May 18, 1947	Jun 2, 1947 into Cancer
Venus	8°56'46" Taurus	Direct	May 20, 1947	Jun 13, 1947 into Gemini
Mars	4°44'57" Taurus	Direct	May 21, 1947	Jul 1, 1947 into Gemini
Jupiter	21°03'06" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	4°24'26" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	20°54'13" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°10'11" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°13'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°23'34" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 27, 1947

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 27, 04:36 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Virgo	5°04' Virgo

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