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Where Were the Planets on April 7, 1977?

Quick Answer

On April 7, 1977, the Sun was in Aries (17°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (85% 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 April 7, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°13' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 10°55' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 7, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°33'01" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1977	Apr 20, 1977 into Taurus
Moon	3°35'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 7, 1977	Apr 9, 1977 into Capricorn
Mercury	6°23'16" Taurus	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Jun 10, 1977 into Gemini
Venus	15°33'51" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1977	Jun 6, 1977 into Taurus
Mars	14°21'19" Pisces	Direct	Mar 20, 1977	Apr 27, 1977 into Aries
Jupiter	0°45'41" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Aug 20, 1977 into Cancer
Saturn	9°57'48" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	10°41'44" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	16°01'56" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	12°41'17" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	24°46'22" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 7, 1977

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 7, 06:08 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on April 7, 1977?

The Sun and Venus sat 2 degrees apart in Aries, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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