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Where Were the Planets on September 3, 1977?

Quick Answer

On September 3, 1977, the Sun was in Virgo (10°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (70% 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 3, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°47' Taurus at midnight UTC to 23°48' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 3, 1977
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun10°52'02" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon17°49'20" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury14°14'02" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Venus6°58'02" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mars1°31'57" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter2°11'57" CancerDirect into Gemini
Saturn23°05'07" LeoDirect into Virgo
Uranus8°42'22" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune13°23'21" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto12°48'19" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node16°52'57" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on September 3, 1977

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 70% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on September 3, 1977?

Mars and Jupiter sat less than a degree 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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