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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 1977?

Quick Answer

On July 8, 1977, the Sun was in Cancer (16°11' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 8, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°31' Aries at midnight UTC to 25°42' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°11'59" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1977	Jul 22, 1977 into Leo
Moon	19°39'04" Aries	Direct	Jul 6, 1977	Jul 9, 1977 into Taurus
Mercury	26°02'06" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1977	Jul 10, 1977 into Leo
Venus	1°59'40" Gemini	Direct	Jul 6, 1977	Aug 2, 1977 into Cancer
Mars	23°34'25" Taurus	Direct	Jun 6, 1977	Jul 17, 1977 into Gemini
Jupiter	21°26'09" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Aug 20, 1977 into Cancer
Saturn	15°56'54" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	7°42'47" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°56'10" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°28'47" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	19°54'03" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 8, 1977

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 8, 04:39 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aries	15°54' Aries

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