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Where Were the Planets on October 27, 1971?

Quick Answer

On October 27, 1971, the Sun was in Scorpio (3°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 27, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°53' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 13°17' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 27, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°24'42" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1971	Nov 22, 1971 into Sagittarius
Moon	6°32'51" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 27, 1971	Oct 29, 1971 into Pisces
Mercury	15°23'58" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 17, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Sagittarius
Venus	19°23'01" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 11, 1971	Nov 5, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mars	24°58'09" Aquarius	Direct	May 3, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Pisces
Jupiter	7°53'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1971	Feb 6, 1972 into Capricorn
Saturn	5°15'11" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 18, 1971	Jan 10, 1972 into Taurus
Uranus	15°10'36" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	1°43'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	0°47'17" Libra	Direct	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	10°05'52" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 27, 1971

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 27, 00:11 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Oct 27, 05:54 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aquarius	3°09' Aquarius

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