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Where Were the Planets on October 8, 1976?

Quick Answer

On October 8, 1976, the Sun was in Libra (15°19' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 8, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°35' Aries at midnight UTC to 24°28' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 8, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°19'49" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1976	Oct 23, 1976 into Scorpio
Moon	18°33'01" Aries	Direct	Oct 6, 1976	Oct 9, 1976 into Taurus
Mercury	27°27'40" Virgo	Direct	Sep 21, 1976	Oct 10, 1976 into Libra
Venus	15°04'52" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 26, 1976	Oct 20, 1976 into Sagittarius
Mars	29°45'49" Libra	Direct	Aug 24, 1976	Oct 8, 1976 into Scorpio
Jupiter	0°37'19" Gemini	Retrograde	Aug 23, 1976	Oct 16, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	14°38'24" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	6°06'18" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	11°45'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°44'37" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	4°21'26" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on October 8, 1976

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 8, 02:42 UTC	Venus square Saturn	Exact square
Oct 8, 04:56 UTC	Full Moon in Aries	15°02' Aries
Oct 8, 20:23 UTC	Mars enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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