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Where Were the Planets on January 7, 1977?

Quick Answer

On January 7, 1977, the Sun was in Capricorn (17°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 7, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°06' Leo at midnight UTC to 17°07' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 7, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°05'12" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1976	Jan 20, 1977 into Aquarius
Moon	10°36'00" Leo	Direct	Jan 6, 1977	Jan 8, 1977 into Virgo
Mercury	14°20'39" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 6, 1976	Feb 10, 1977 into Aquarius
Venus	3°17'20" Pisces	Direct	Jan 4, 1977	Feb 2, 1977 into Aries
Mars	4°51'01" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 1, 1977	Feb 9, 1977 into Aquarius
Jupiter	21°16'59" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 16, 1976	Apr 3, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	15°25'19" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	11°07'13" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	14°52'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°10'07" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	29°32'19" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 7, 1977

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 7, 15:09 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square

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