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Where Were the Planets on August 6, 1977?

Quick Answer

On August 6, 1977, the Sun was in Leo (13°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 6, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°53' Taurus at midnight UTC to 15°53' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 6, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°54'06" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1977	Aug 23, 1977 into Virgo
Moon	9°55'20" Taurus	Direct	Aug 5, 1977	Aug 8, 1977 into Gemini
Mercury	11°09'04" Virgo	Direct	Jul 28, 1977	Oct 4, 1977 into Libra
Venus	4°13'07" Cancer	Direct	Aug 2, 1977	Aug 28, 1977 into Leo
Mars	13°33'46" Gemini	Direct	Jul 17, 1977	Sep 1, 1977 into Cancer
Jupiter	27°27'21" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Aug 20, 1977 into Cancer
Saturn	19°31'48" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	7°52'49" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°27'49" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°58'24" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	18°21'55" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 6, 1977

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 6, 01:08 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine
Aug 6, 08:29 UTC	Mars opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
Aug 6, 20:40 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	14°15' Taurus

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