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Where Were the Planets on August 13, 1977?

Quick Answer

On August 13, 1977, the Sun was in Leo (20°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 13, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°57' Cancer at midnight UTC to 10°30' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 13, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°37'03" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1977	Aug 23, 1977 into Virgo
Moon	4°12'07" Leo	Direct	Aug 13, 1977	Aug 15, 1977 into Virgo
Mercury	17°21'27" Virgo	Direct	Jul 28, 1977	Oct 4, 1977 into Libra
Venus	12°16'59" Cancer	Direct	Aug 2, 1977	Aug 28, 1977 into Leo
Mars	18°11'38" Gemini	Direct	Jul 17, 1977	Sep 1, 1977 into Cancer
Jupiter	28°45'46" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Aug 20, 1977 into Cancer
Saturn	20°25'31" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	8°01'44" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°24'23" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	12°09'12" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	17°59'41" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 13, 1977

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 13, 03:56 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Aug 13, 06:27 UTC	The Sun conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Aug 13, 09:15 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Exact square

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