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Where Were the Planets on May 27, 2008?

Quick Answer

On May 27, 2008, the Sun was in Gemini (6°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (57% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, 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, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°46' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 5°33' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 27, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°33'50" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 2008	Jun 20, 2008 into Cancer
Moon	29°07'31" Aquarius	Direct	May 25, 2008	May 27, 2008 into Pisces
Mercury	21°30'43" Gemini	Stationing direct	May 2, 2008	Jul 10, 2008 into Cancer
Venus	3°07'50" Gemini	Direct	May 24, 2008	Jun 18, 2008 into Cancer
Mars	9°40'04" Leo	Direct	May 9, 2008	Jul 1, 2008 into Virgo
Jupiter	21°51'44" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	2°11'55" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	22°17'01" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	24°15'34" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	0°26'10" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 26, 2008	Jun 14, 2008 into Sagittarius
North Node	22°31'46" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 27, 2008

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 27, 13:38 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on May 27, 2008?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Gemini, so everyone born that day is a Gemini several times over.

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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