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Where Were the Planets on January 31, 1977?

Quick Answer

On January 31, 1977, the Sun was in Aquarius (11°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (86% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 31, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°10' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°27' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 31, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°30'40" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1977	Feb 18, 1977 into Pisces
Moon	28°17'28" Gemini	Direct	Jan 29, 1977	Jan 31, 1977 into Cancer
Mercury	16°42'51" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 6, 1976	Feb 10, 1977 into Aquarius
Venus	28°20'10" Pisces	Direct	Jan 4, 1977	Feb 2, 1977 into Aries
Mars	23°04'56" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 1, 1977	Feb 9, 1977 into Aquarius
Jupiter	21°36'49" Taurus	Direct	Oct 16, 1976	Apr 3, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	13°35'35" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	11°41'35" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	15°33'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°07'24" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	28°16'04" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 31, 1977

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 31, 15:19 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jan 31, 16:21 UTC	The Sun square Uranus	Exact square

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