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Where Were the Planets on September 2, 1977?

Quick Answer

On September 2, 1977, the Sun was in Virgo (9°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (78% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 2, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°33' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°46' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 2, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°53'56" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1977	Sep 23, 1977 into Libra
Moon	5°42'07" Taurus	Direct	Sep 2, 1977	Sep 4, 1977 into Gemini
Mercury	15°11'01" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 28, 1977	Oct 4, 1977 into Libra
Venus	5°46'35" Leo	Direct	Aug 28, 1977	Sep 22, 1977 into Virgo
Mars	0°55'04" Cancer	Direct	Sep 1, 1977	Oct 26, 1977 into Leo
Jupiter	2°03'15" Cancer	Direct	Aug 20, 1977	Dec 30, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	22°57'40" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	8°40'00" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°23'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	12°46'15" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	16°56'08" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on September 2, 1977

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 2, 00:51 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on September 2, 1977?

Mars and Jupiter sat 1 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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