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Where Were the Planets on April 9, 1977?

Quick Answer

On April 9, 1977, the Sun was in Aries (19°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (65% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 9, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°25' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 9°37' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 9, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°30'54" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1977	Apr 20, 1977 into Taurus
Moon	2°34'03" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 9, 1977	Apr 11, 1977 into Aquarius
Mercury	8°44'48" Taurus	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Jun 10, 1977 into Gemini
Venus	14°19'32" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1977	Jun 6, 1977 into Taurus
Mars	15°54'46" Pisces	Direct	Mar 20, 1977	Apr 27, 1977 into Aries
Jupiter	1°09'53" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Aug 20, 1977 into Cancer
Saturn	9°57'12" Leo	Stationing direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	10°37'10" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	16°00'35" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	12°37'57" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	24°40'00" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 9, 1977

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 9, 07:40 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Apr 9, 14:56 UTC	Mars square Neptune	Exact square

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