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Where Were the Planets on September 1, 1977?

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On September 1, 1977, the Sun was in Virgo (8°55' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Mars moved from Gemini into Cancer. The Sun sextiled Uranus. A welcome jolt, usually a fresh idea or a change that turns out easy to make.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 1, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°03' Aries at midnight UTC to 29°32' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 1, 1977
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun8°55'52" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon23°20'43" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury16°05'43" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Venus4°35'14" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mars0°18'03" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter1°54'27" CancerDirect into Gemini
Saturn22°50'12" LeoDirect into Virgo
Uranus8°37'40" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune13°22'50" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto12°44'13" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node16°59'19" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on September 1, 1977

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mars enters CancerLeaves Gemini
The Sun sextile UranusA welcome jolt, usually a fresh idea or a change that turns out easy to make.

Born on September 1, 1977?

Mars and Jupiter sat 2 degrees apart in Cancer, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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