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Where Were the Planets on August 27, 1990?

Quick Answer

On August 27, 1990, the Sun was in Virgo (3°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (42% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 27, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°06' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 1°00' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 27, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°57'57" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1990	Sep 23, 1990 into Libra
Moon	25°04'12" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 25, 1990	Aug 27, 1990 into Sagittarius
Mercury	23°23'27" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 29, 1990	Oct 5, 1990 into Libra
Venus	16°37'59" Leo	Direct	Aug 13, 1990	Sep 7, 1990 into Virgo
Mars	27°58'15" Taurus	Direct	Jul 12, 1990	Aug 31, 1990 into Gemini
Jupiter	1°55'14" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1990	Sep 12, 1991 into Virgo
Saturn	19°16'24" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	5°44'15" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	11°59'40" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	15°16'01" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	5°49'43" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 27, 1990

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 42% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 27, 21:57 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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