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Where Were the Planets on January 13, 1977?

Quick Answer

On January 13, 1977, the Sun was in Capricorn (23°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (43% 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 13, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°53' Libra at midnight UTC to 8°58' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 13, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°11'58" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1976	Jan 20, 1977 into Aquarius
Moon	1°54'48" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 13, 1977	Jan 15, 1977 into Sagittarius
Mercury	8°12'19" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 6, 1976	Feb 10, 1977 into Aquarius
Venus	9°50'56" Pisces	Direct	Jan 4, 1977	Feb 2, 1977 into Aries
Mars	9°22'25" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 1, 1977	Feb 9, 1977 into Aquarius
Jupiter	21°10'49" Taurus	Stationing direct	Oct 16, 1976	Apr 3, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	15°00'15" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	11°18'35" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	15°03'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°11'21" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	29°13'15" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 13, 1977

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 13, 08:44 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on January 13, 1977?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. Mercury and Mars sat 1 degrees 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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