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Where Were the Planets on April 18, 1977?

Quick Answer

On April 18, 1977, the Sun was in Aries (28°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Venus, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 18, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°57' Aries at midnight UTC to 4°57' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 18, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°19'58" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1977	Apr 20, 1977 into Taurus
Moon	28°58'50" Aries	Direct	Apr 16, 1977	Apr 18, 1977 into Taurus
Mercury	14°23'09" Taurus	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Jun 10, 1977 into Gemini
Venus	9°50'01" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1977	Jun 6, 1977 into Taurus
Mars	22°54'36" Pisces	Direct	Mar 20, 1977	Apr 27, 1977 into Aries
Jupiter	3°02'03" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Aug 20, 1977 into Cancer
Saturn	9°59'55" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	10°15'34" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	15°53'07" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	12°23'13" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	24°11'25" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 18, 1977

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 18, 01:28 UTC	Venus trine Saturn	Exact trine
Apr 18, 10:30 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Aries	28°16' Aries
Apr 18, 14:02 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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