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Where Were the Planets on May 27, 1996?

Quick Answer

On May 27, 1996, the Sun was in Gemini (6°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (69% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 27, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°52' Virgo at midnight UTC to 4°27' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 27, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°28'14" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 1996	Jun 21, 1996 into Cancer
Moon	28°07'44" Virgo	Direct	May 25, 1996	May 27, 1996 into Libra
Mercury	19°39'03" Taurus	Stationing direct	Apr 8, 1996	Jun 13, 1996 into Gemini
Venus	27°14'39" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 3, 1996	Aug 7, 1996 into Cancer
Mars	18°20'53" Taurus	Direct	May 2, 1996	Jun 12, 1996 into Gemini
Jupiter	16°50'52" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°11'36" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	4°26'23" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°32'56" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	1°36'22" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	14°37'33" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 27, 1996

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 27, 15:33 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on May 27, 1996?

Mercury and Mars sat 1 degrees apart in Taurus, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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