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Where Were the Planets on January 6, 1977?

Quick Answer

On January 6, 1977, the Sun was in Capricorn (16°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (99% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Capricorn while Mercury was retrograde. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 6, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°17' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°06' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 6, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°04'04" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1976	Jan 20, 1977 into Aquarius
Moon	27°40'42" Cancer	Direct	Jan 4, 1977	Jan 6, 1977 into Leo
Mercury	15°41'14" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 6, 1976	Feb 10, 1977 into Aquarius
Venus	2°10'51" Pisces	Direct	Jan 4, 1977	Feb 2, 1977 into Aries
Mars	4°05'56" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 1, 1977	Feb 9, 1977 into Aquarius
Jupiter	21°18'44" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 16, 1976	Apr 3, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	15°29'16" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	11°05'10" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	14°50'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°09'48" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	29°35'29" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 6, 1977

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 6, 08:08 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.
Jan 6, 16:20 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on January 6, 1977?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, 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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