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Where Were the Planets on January 8, 1977?

Quick Answer

On January 8, 1977, the Sun was in Capricorn (18°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (91% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 8, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°08' Leo at midnight UTC to 0°19' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 8, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°06'20" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1976	Jan 20, 1977 into Aquarius
Moon	23°42'56" Leo	Direct	Jan 6, 1977	Jan 8, 1977 into Virgo
Mercury	13°02'24" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 6, 1976	Feb 10, 1977 into Aquarius
Venus	4°23'34" Pisces	Direct	Jan 4, 1977	Feb 2, 1977 into Aries
Mars	5°36'09" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 1, 1977	Feb 9, 1977 into Aquarius
Jupiter	21°15'27" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 16, 1976	Apr 3, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	15°21'18" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	11°09'14" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	14°54'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°10'25" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	29°29'08" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 8, 1977

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 8, 23:23 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on January 8, 1977?

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

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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