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Where Were the Planets on April 1, 1977?

Quick Answer

On April 1, 1977, the Sun was in Aries (11°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (91% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 1, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°11' Leo at midnight UTC to 12°59' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 1, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°38'36" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1977	Apr 20, 1977 into Taurus
Moon	6°03'06" Virgo	Direct	Apr 1, 1977	Apr 3, 1977 into Libra
Mercury	27°17'05" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1977	Apr 3, 1977 into Taurus
Venus	19°17'20" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1977	Jun 6, 1977 into Taurus
Mars	9°40'45" Pisces	Direct	Mar 20, 1977	Apr 27, 1977 into Aries
Jupiter	29°34'56" Taurus	Direct	Oct 16, 1976	Apr 3, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	10°02'11" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	10°54'50" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	16°05'15" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	12°51'21" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	25°05'26" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 1, 1977

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 1, 01:24 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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