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Where Were the Planets on January 26, 1977?

Quick Answer

On January 26, 1977, the Sun was in Aquarius (6°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (43% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 26, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°42' Aries at midnight UTC to 4°35' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 26, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°25'59" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1977	Feb 18, 1977 into Pisces
Moon	28°40'18" Aries	Direct	Jan 24, 1977	Jan 26, 1977 into Taurus
Mercury	11°41'32" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 6, 1976	Feb 10, 1977 into Aquarius
Venus	23°25'26" Pisces	Direct	Jan 4, 1977	Feb 2, 1977 into Aries
Mars	19°15'22" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 1, 1977	Feb 9, 1977 into Aquarius
Jupiter	21°23'00" Taurus	Direct	Oct 16, 1976	Apr 3, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	13°59'58" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	11°36'56" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	15°26'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°09'37" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	28°31'57" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 26, 1977

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 26, 09:50 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Jan 26, 14:40 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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