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Where Were the Planets on January 15, 1977?

Quick Answer

On January 15, 1977, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (21% illuminated). Mercury 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 15, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°14' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°37' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 15, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°14'13" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1976	Jan 20, 1977 into Aquarius
Moon	0°25'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 15, 1977	Jan 17, 1977 into Capricorn
Mercury	7°20'36" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 6, 1976	Feb 10, 1977 into Aquarius
Venus	11°59'57" Pisces	Direct	Jan 4, 1977	Feb 2, 1977 into Aries
Mars	10°53'14" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 1, 1977	Feb 9, 1977 into Aquarius
Jupiter	21°10'25" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Oct 16, 1976	Apr 3, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	14°51'26" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	11°21'59" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	15°07'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°11'28" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	29°06'54" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 15, 1977

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 21% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 15, 11:17 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on January 15, 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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