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Where Were the Planets on August 10, 1977?

Quick Answer

On August 10, 1977, the Sun was in Leo (17°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (18% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 10, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°29' Gemini at midnight UTC to 3°28' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 10, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°44'13" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1977	Aug 23, 1977 into Virgo
Moon	27°28'09" Gemini	Direct	Aug 8, 1977	Aug 10, 1977 into Cancer
Mercury	15°00'12" Virgo	Direct	Jul 28, 1977	Oct 4, 1977 into Libra
Venus	8°48'56" Cancer	Direct	Aug 2, 1977	Aug 28, 1977 into Leo
Mars	16°13'10" Gemini	Direct	Jul 17, 1977	Sep 1, 1977 into Cancer
Jupiter	28°12'41" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Aug 20, 1977 into Cancer
Saturn	20°02'28" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	7°57'36" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°25'40" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	12°04'25" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	18°09'12" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 10, 1977

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 10, 17:03 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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