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Where Were the Planets on February 9, 1977?

Quick Answer

On February 9, 1977, the Sun was in Aquarius (20°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (69% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 9, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°46' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°48' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 9, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°37'52" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1977	Feb 18, 1977 into Pisces
Moon	28°47'27" Libra	Direct	Feb 7, 1977	Feb 9, 1977 into Scorpio
Mercury	27°56'46" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 6, 1976	Feb 10, 1977 into Aquarius
Venus	6°34'51" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1977	Jun 6, 1977 into Taurus
Mars	0°00'06" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 9, 1977	Mar 20, 1977 into Pisces
Jupiter	22°13'39" Taurus	Direct	Oct 16, 1976	Apr 3, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	12°51'36" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	11°46'28" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	15°45'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°01'21" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	27°47'28" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on February 9, 1977

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 9, 11:56 UTC	Mars enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Feb 9, 14:03 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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