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Where Were the Planets on August 27, 2017?

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On August 27, 2017, the Sun was in Virgo (4°24' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (33% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Jupiter sextiled Saturn. Growth with a plan. A steady stretch for building and investing.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 27, 2017. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°50' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 20°03' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 27, 2017
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun4°24'31" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon13°58'40" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury3°13'19" VirgoRetrograde into Leo
Venus1°33'56" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mars24°20'24" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter21°11'04" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn21°11'10" SagittariusStationing retrograde into Capricorn
Uranus28°17'28" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune13°05'40" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto17°06'06" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node23°35'55" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on August 27, 2017

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 33% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Jupiter sextile SaturnGrowth with a plan. A steady stretch for building and investing.

Born on August 27, 2017?

The Sun and Mercury sat 1 degrees apart in Virgo, 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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