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Where Were the Planets on August 27, 2016?

Quick Answer

On August 27, 2016, the Sun was in Virgo (4°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (25% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 27, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°12' Gemini at midnight UTC to 11°55' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 27, 2016
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°38'11" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2016	Sep 22, 2016 into Libra
Moon	5°06'05" Cancer	Direct	Aug 27, 2016	Aug 29, 2016 into Leo
Mercury	28°38'48" Virgo	Direct	Jul 30, 2016	Oct 7, 2016 into Libra
Venus	26°49'38" Virgo	Direct	Aug 5, 2016	Aug 30, 2016 into Libra
Mars	11°28'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 2, 2016	Sep 27, 2016 into Capricorn
Jupiter	27°16'25" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 2015	Sep 9, 2016 into Libra
Saturn	9°56'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	24°11'01" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	10°48'06" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	15°08'38" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	12°55'37" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on August 27, 2016

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 27, 03:06 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Aug 27, 22:31 UTC	Venus conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction

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