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Where Were the Planets on April 27, 1976?

Quick Answer

On April 27, 1976, the Sun was in Taurus (7°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 27, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°31' Aries at midnight UTC to 22°18' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 27, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°20'47" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1976	May 20, 1976 into Gemini
Moon	16°25'16" Aries	Direct	Apr 26, 1976	Apr 28, 1976 into Taurus
Mercury	27°44'30" Taurus	Direct	Apr 10, 1976	Apr 29, 1976 into Gemini
Venus	23°33'04" Aries	Direct	Apr 8, 1976	May 2, 1976 into Taurus
Mars	19°38'38" Cancer	Direct	Mar 18, 1976	May 16, 1976 into Leo
Jupiter	7°34'42" Taurus	Direct	Mar 26, 1976	Aug 23, 1976 into Gemini
Saturn	26°52'17" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1976	Jun 5, 1976 into Leo
Uranus	5°01'17" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°30'05" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°36'50" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	13°02'30" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on April 27, 1976

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 27, 19:35 UTC	The Sun conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction

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