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Where Were the Planets on July 15, 1977?

Quick Answer

On July 15, 1977, the Sun was in Cancer (22°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 15, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°07' Cancer at midnight UTC to 19°17' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 15, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°52'38" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1977	Jul 22, 1977 into Leo
Moon	13°11'10" Cancer	Direct	Jul 14, 1977	Jul 16, 1977 into Leo
Mercury	9°22'47" Leo	Direct	Jul 10, 1977	Jul 28, 1977 into Virgo
Venus	9°34'08" Gemini	Direct	Jul 6, 1977	Aug 2, 1977 into Cancer
Mars	28°30'33" Taurus	Direct	Jun 6, 1977	Jul 17, 1977 into Gemini
Jupiter	22°57'43" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Aug 20, 1977 into Cancer
Saturn	16°46'53" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	7°41'11" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°47'30" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°33'32" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	19°31'49" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 15, 1977

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 15, 18:28 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile

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