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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1977?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1977, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (13% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°38' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 22°07' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°15'20" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1976	Jan 20, 1977 into Aquarius
Moon	14°52'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 15, 1977	Jan 17, 1977 into Capricorn
Mercury	7°08'54" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Dec 6, 1976	Feb 10, 1977 into Aquarius
Venus	13°04'01" Pisces	Direct	Jan 4, 1977	Feb 2, 1977 into Aries
Mars	11°38'42" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 1, 1977	Feb 9, 1977 into Aquarius
Jupiter	21°10'32" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Oct 16, 1976	Apr 3, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	14°46'57" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	11°23'36" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	15°09'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°11'29" Libra	Stationing direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	29°03'43" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 16, 1977

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 03:44 UTC	Mars sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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