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Where Were the Planets on October 27, 2017?

Quick Answer

On October 27, 2017, the Sun was in Scorpio (4°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 27, 2017. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°33' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 5°30' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 27, 2017
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°15'37" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2017	Nov 22, 2017 into Sagittarius
Moon	29°30'46" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 25, 2017	Oct 27, 2017 into Aquarius
Mercury	16°05'05" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 17, 2017	Nov 5, 2017 into Sagittarius
Venus	16°16'14" Libra	Direct	Oct 14, 2017	Nov 7, 2017 into Scorpio
Mars	2°59'15" Libra	Direct	Oct 22, 2017	Dec 9, 2017 into Scorpio
Jupiter	3°40'53" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 10, 2017	Nov 8, 2018 into Sagittarius
Saturn	24°11'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	26°12'28" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	11°39'31" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	17°03'32" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	20°22'07" Leo	Direct	Apr 28, 2017	Nov 16, 2018 into Cancer

Sky Events on October 27, 2017

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 27, 12:58 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Oct 27, 22:22 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aquarius	4°41' Aquarius

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