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Where Were the Planets on August 28, 1977?

Quick Answer

On August 28, 1977, the Sun was in Virgo (5°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 28, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°45' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 7°34' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 28, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°03'53" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1977	Sep 23, 1977 into Libra
Moon	0°42'25" Pisces	Direct	Aug 28, 1977	Aug 30, 1977 into Aries
Mercury	19°04'32" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 28, 1977	Oct 4, 1977 into Libra
Venus	29°50'42" Cancer	Direct	Aug 2, 1977	Aug 28, 1977 into Leo
Mars	27°48'43" Gemini	Direct	Jul 17, 1977	Sep 1, 1977 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°18'01" Cancer	Direct	Aug 20, 1977	Dec 30, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	22°20'07" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	8°28'46" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°22'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	12°36'14" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	17°12'01" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 28, 1977

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 28, 10:46 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Aug 28, 15:08 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Aug 28, 20:10 UTC	Full Moon in Pisces	5°23' Pisces

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