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Where Were the Planets on January 5, 1977?

Quick Answer

On January 5, 1977, the Sun was in Capricorn (15°02' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 5, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°41' Cancer at midnight UTC to 21°17' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 5, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°02'56" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1976	Jan 20, 1977 into Aquarius
Moon	14°57'56" Cancer	Direct	Jan 4, 1977	Jan 6, 1977 into Leo
Mercury	17°01'38" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 6, 1976	Feb 10, 1977 into Aquarius
Venus	1°04'08" Pisces	Direct	Jan 4, 1977	Feb 2, 1977 into Aries
Mars	3°20'53" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 1, 1977	Feb 9, 1977 into Aquarius
Jupiter	21°20'41" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 16, 1976	Apr 3, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	15°33'09" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	11°03'03" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	14°48'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°09'26" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	29°38'40" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 5, 1977

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 5, 12:11 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	15°03' Cancer

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