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Where Were the Planets on December 28, 1976?

Quick Answer

On December 28, 1976, the Sun was in Capricorn (6°53' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (52% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 28, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°46' Aries at midnight UTC to 14°49' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 28, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°53'48" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1976	Jan 20, 1977 into Aquarius
Moon	8°49'54" Aries	Direct	Dec 27, 1976	Dec 30, 1976 into Taurus
Mercury	23°18'47" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Dec 6, 1976	Feb 10, 1977 into Aquarius
Venus	22°02'49" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 9, 1976	Jan 4, 1977 into Pisces
Mars	27°22'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 20, 1976	Jan 1, 1977 into Capricorn
Jupiter	21°43'32" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 16, 1976	Apr 3, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	16°01'26" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	10°44'33" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	14°31'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°05'14" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	0°04'05" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on December 28, 1976

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 28, 05:35 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square
Dec 28, 07:48 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	6°43' Aries

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