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Where Were the Planets on May 27, 1949?

Quick Answer

On May 27, 1949, the Sun was in Gemini (5°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 27, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°34' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°06' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 27, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°51'05" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1949	Jun 21, 1949 into Cancer
Moon	0°48'40" Gemini	Direct	May 27, 1949	May 29, 1949 into Cancer
Mercury	16°30'12" Gemini	Retrograde	May 2, 1949	Jul 10, 1949 into Cancer
Venus	16°34'11" Gemini	Direct	May 14, 1949	Jun 7, 1949 into Cancer
Mars	20°14'38" Taurus	Direct	Apr 30, 1949	Jun 10, 1949 into Gemini
Jupiter	2°05'44" Aquarius	Retrograde	Apr 12, 1949	Jun 27, 1949 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°54'18" Leo	Direct	Apr 3, 1949	May 29, 1949 into Virgo
Uranus	29°12'40" Gemini	Direct	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	12°35'20" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°21'57" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	23°41'01" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 27, 1949

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 27, 10:26 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 27, 10:58 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
May 27, 22:24 UTC	New Moon in Gemini	6°16' Gemini

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