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Where Were the Planets on August 27, 1975?

Quick Answer

On August 27, 1975, the Sun was in Virgo (3°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (74% illuminated). Venus and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 27, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°37' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°38' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 27, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°36'02" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1975	Sep 23, 1975 into Libra
Moon	5°37'03" Taurus	Direct	Aug 27, 1975	Aug 29, 1975 into Gemini
Mercury	25°20'30" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1975	Aug 30, 1975 into Libra
Venus	3°40'38" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 9, 1975	Sep 2, 1975 into Leo
Mars	7°33'23" Gemini	Direct	Aug 14, 1975	Oct 17, 1975 into Cancer
Jupiter	24°26'21" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	27°50'07" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	29°28'11" Libra	Direct	May 1, 1975	Sep 8, 1975 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°01'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	7°47'05" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	25°57'45" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on August 27, 1975

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 27, 00:44 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Aug 27, 13:09 UTC	The Sun conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Aug 27, 22:06 UTC	Mars trine Pluto	Exact trine

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