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Where Were the Planets on March 27, 1977?

Quick Answer

On March 27, 1977, the Sun was in Aries (6°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto 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 March 27, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°51' Gemini at midnight UTC to 7°54' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 27, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°42'17" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1977	Apr 20, 1977 into Taurus
Moon	1°52'09" Cancer	Direct	Mar 27, 1977	Mar 29, 1977 into Leo
Mercury	18°00'19" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1977	Apr 3, 1977 into Taurus
Venus	21°55'18" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1977	Jun 6, 1977 into Taurus
Mars	5°46'43" Pisces	Direct	Mar 20, 1977	Apr 27, 1977 into Aries
Jupiter	28°38'13" Taurus	Direct	Oct 16, 1976	Apr 3, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	10°08'46" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	11°04'57" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	16°07'10" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	12°59'43" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	25°21'19" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 27, 1977

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 27, 08:16 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Mar 27, 22:27 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	7°08' Cancer

Born on March 27, 1977?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Aries, so everyone born that day is an Aries 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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