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Where Were the Planets on August 27, 1948?

Quick Answer

On August 27, 1948, the Sun was in Virgo (4°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 27, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°18' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°12' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 27, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°05'55" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1948	Sep 23, 1948 into Libra
Moon	0°43'03" Gemini	Direct	Aug 27, 1948	Aug 29, 1948 into Cancer
Mercury	18°22'41" Virgo	Direct	Aug 17, 1948	Sep 3, 1948 into Libra
Venus	18°25'42" Cancer	Direct	Aug 3, 1948	Sep 8, 1948 into Leo
Mars	25°22'42" Libra	Direct	Jul 17, 1948	Sep 3, 1948 into Scorpio
Jupiter	19°18'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	27°11'38" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	29°53'59" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	11°20'26" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°10'23" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°08'24" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on August 27, 1948

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 27, 10:39 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Aug 27, 13:31 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile
Aug 27, 18:46 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	4°22' Gemini

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