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Where Were the Planets on April 26, 1977?

Quick Answer

On April 26, 1977, the Sun was in Taurus (6°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 26, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°35' Cancer at midnight UTC to 11°07' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 26, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°08'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1977	May 21, 1977 into Gemini
Moon	4°49'47" Leo	Direct	Apr 26, 1977	Apr 28, 1977 into Virgo
Mercury	12°43'07" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 3, 1977	Jun 10, 1977 into Gemini
Venus	8°15'42" Aries	Stationing direct	Feb 2, 1977	Jun 6, 1977 into Taurus
Mars	29°06'22" Pisces	Direct	Mar 20, 1977	Apr 27, 1977 into Aries
Jupiter	4°45'42" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Aug 20, 1977 into Cancer
Saturn	10°09'41" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	9°55'29" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	15°44'42" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	12°10'48" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	23°46'00" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 26, 1977

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 26, 02:42 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Apr 26, 14:42 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	6°15' Leo

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