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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1977?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1977, the Sun was in Leo (24°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°30' Virgo at midnight UTC to 2°54' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°27'47" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1977	Aug 23, 1977 into Virgo
Moon	26°11'14" Virgo	Direct	Aug 15, 1977	Aug 17, 1977 into Libra
Mercury	19°38'10" Virgo	Direct	Jul 28, 1977	Oct 4, 1977 into Libra
Venus	16°55'51" Cancer	Direct	Aug 2, 1977	Aug 28, 1977 into Leo
Mars	20°48'04" Gemini	Direct	Jul 17, 1977	Sep 1, 1977 into Cancer
Jupiter	29°28'36" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Aug 20, 1977 into Cancer
Saturn	20°56'14" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	8°07'54" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°23'05" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	12°15'55" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	17°46'58" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 17, 1977

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 18:17 UTC	Mars sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Aug 17, 18:48 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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