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Where Were the Planets on April 29, 1977?

Quick Answer

On April 29, 1977, the Sun was in Taurus (9°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (79% illuminated). Mercury, 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 29, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°19' Virgo at midnight UTC to 21°03' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 29, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°03'01" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1977	May 21, 1977 into Gemini
Moon	14°08'25" Virgo	Direct	Apr 28, 1977	Apr 30, 1977 into Libra
Mercury	10°58'44" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 3, 1977	Jun 10, 1977 into Gemini
Venus	8°19'48" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Feb 2, 1977	Jun 6, 1977 into Taurus
Mars	1°25'19" Aries	Direct	Apr 27, 1977	Jun 6, 1977 into Taurus
Jupiter	5°25'20" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Aug 20, 1977 into Cancer
Saturn	10°15'06" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	9°47'51" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	15°41'09" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	12°06'23" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	23°36'28" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 29, 1977

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on April 29, 1977?

The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees apart in Taurus, 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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