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Where Were the Planets on August 5, 1977?

Quick Answer

On August 5, 1977, the Sun was in Leo (12°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (63% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 5, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°40' Aries at midnight UTC to 3°53' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 5, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°56'37" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1977	Aug 23, 1977 into Virgo
Moon	27°48'57" Aries	Direct	Aug 3, 1977	Aug 5, 1977 into Taurus
Mercury	10°04'34" Virgo	Direct	Jul 28, 1977	Oct 4, 1977 into Libra
Venus	3°04'28" Cancer	Direct	Aug 2, 1977	Aug 28, 1977 into Leo
Mars	12°53'40" Gemini	Direct	Jul 17, 1977	Sep 1, 1977 into Cancer
Jupiter	27°15'49" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Aug 20, 1977 into Cancer
Saturn	19°24'08" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	7°51'45" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°28'25" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°56'58" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	18°25'06" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 5, 1977

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 63% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 5, 07:54 UTC	The Sun sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Aug 5, 16:17 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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