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Where Were the Planets on August 27, 1969?

Quick Answer

On August 27, 1969, the Sun was in Virgo (4°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 27, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°30' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 12°08' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 27, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°01'49" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1969	Sep 23, 1969 into Libra
Moon	4°51'48" Pisces	Direct	Aug 27, 1969	Aug 29, 1969 into Aries
Mercury	0°15'40" Libra	Direct	Aug 27, 1969	Oct 7, 1969 into Virgo
Venus	28°05'38" Cancer	Direct	Aug 3, 1969	Aug 29, 1969 into Leo
Mars	16°05'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	7°18'08" Libra	Direct	Jul 15, 1969	Dec 16, 1969 into Scorpio
Saturn	8°54'48" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	2°29'43" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	26°02'29" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°08'53" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	21°59'03" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 27, 1969

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 27, 04:03 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Aug 27, 06:49 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Aug 27, 10:47 UTC	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Pisces	4°07' Pisces

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