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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1977?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1977, the Sun was in Cancer (12°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (85% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°00' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 4°49' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°23'11" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1977	Jul 22, 1977 into Leo
Moon	27°58'55" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 2, 1977	Jul 4, 1977 into Pisces
Mercury	17°46'16" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1977	Jul 10, 1977 into Leo
Venus	27°44'31" Taurus	Direct	Jun 6, 1977	Jul 6, 1977 into Gemini
Mars	20°43'32" Taurus	Direct	Jun 6, 1977	Jul 17, 1977 into Gemini
Jupiter	20°32'55" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Aug 20, 1977 into Cancer
Saturn	15°29'09" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	7°44'49" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	14°01'33" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°26'48" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	20°06'46" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 4, 1977

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 15:30 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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