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Where Were the Planets on July 27, 2017?

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On July 27, 2017, the Sun was in Leo (4°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (20% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Mars in Leo. Energy runs high and patience runs short. Good for starting things, hard on waiting.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 27, 2017. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°23' Virgo at midnight UTC to 4°32' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 27, 2017
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun4°38'53" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon28°01'16" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury1°40'21" VirgoDirect into Leo
Venus25°15'46" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars4°30'16" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter16°24'46" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn21°50'19" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Uranus28°30'30" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune13°50'31" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto17°42'32" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node25°14'25" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on July 27, 2017

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 20% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun conjunct MarsEnergy runs high and patience runs short. Good for starting things, hard on waiting.
The Moon enters LibraLeaves Virgo

Born on July 27, 2017?

The Sun and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Leo, 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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