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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1977?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1977, the Sun was in Virgo (0°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (67% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°24' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 26°41' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°14'26" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1977	Sep 23, 1977 into Libra
Moon	19°32'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 22, 1977	Aug 24, 1977 into Capricorn
Mercury	20°44'18" Virgo	Stationing direct	Jul 28, 1977	Oct 4, 1977 into Libra
Venus	23°57'05" Cancer	Direct	Aug 2, 1977	Aug 28, 1977 into Leo
Mars	24°39'17" Gemini	Direct	Jul 17, 1977	Sep 1, 1977 into Cancer
Jupiter	0°29'53" Cancer	Direct	Aug 20, 1977	Dec 30, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	21°42'09" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	8°18'36" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°22'07" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	12°26'41" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	17°27'54" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 23, 1977

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 67% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 06:00 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 23, 19:44 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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