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Where Were the Planets on October 27, 1996?

Quick Answer

On October 27, 1996, the Sun was in Scorpio (4°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (99% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Mercury squared Uranus. Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast. Mercury moved from Libra into Scorpio.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 27, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°02' Taurus at midnight UTC to 22°30' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 27, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°20'50" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1996	Nov 22, 1996 into Sagittarius
Moon	15°48'41" Taurus	Direct	Oct 26, 1996	Oct 28, 1996 into Gemini
Mercury	0°45'58" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 27, 1996	Nov 14, 1996 into Sagittarius
Venus	27°35'24" Virgo	Direct	Oct 4, 1996	Oct 29, 1996 into Libra
Mars	28°26'15" Leo	Direct	Sep 9, 1996	Oct 30, 1996 into Virgo
Jupiter	12°06'54" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	1°46'07" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	0°46'12" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	25°06'00" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	1°54'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	6°31'26" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 27, 1996

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 27, 01:01 UTC	Mercury enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 27, 12:03 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast.

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