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Where Were the Planets on June 17, 1977?

Quick Answer

On June 17, 1977, the Sun was in Gemini (26°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 17, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°16' Gemini at midnight UTC to 10°16' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 17, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°10'18" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1977	Jun 21, 1977 into Cancer
Moon	4°15'38" Cancer	Direct	Jun 17, 1977	Jun 19, 1977 into Leo
Mercury	11°47'50" Gemini	Direct	Jun 10, 1977	Jun 26, 1977 into Cancer
Venus	10°27'34" Taurus	Direct	Jun 6, 1977	Jul 6, 1977 into Gemini
Mars	8°24'47" Taurus	Direct	Jun 6, 1977	Jul 17, 1977 into Gemini
Jupiter	16°41'05" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Aug 20, 1977 into Cancer
Saturn	13°39'18" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	8°02'06" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	14°26'56" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°24'15" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	21°00'47" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 17, 1977

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 17, 00:01 UTC	Mars opposite Uranus	Exact opposition
Jun 17, 03:28 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jun 17, 07:05 UTC	Mercury trine Pluto	Exact trine

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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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