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Where Were the Planets on August 27, 1955?

Quick Answer

On August 27, 1955, the Sun was in Virgo (3°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (70% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 27, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°39' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 2°29' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 27, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°26'40" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1955	Sep 23, 1955 into Libra
Moon	26°34'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 25, 1955	Aug 27, 1955 into Capricorn
Mercury	22°22'37" Virgo	Direct	Aug 14, 1955	Sep 1, 1955 into Libra
Venus	2°07'25" Virgo	Direct	Aug 25, 1955	Sep 18, 1955 into Libra
Mars	0°02'51" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 1955	Oct 13, 1955 into Libra
Jupiter	16°09'51" Leo	Direct	Jun 13, 1955	Nov 17, 1955 into Virgo
Saturn	15°43'11" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	0°08'54" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1955	Jan 28, 1956 into Cancer
Neptune	26°07'43" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°42'22" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°47'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 27, 1955

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 70% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 27, 10:12 UTC	Mars enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 27, 18:56 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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