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Where Were the Planets on September 4, 1977?

Quick Answer

On September 4, 1977, the Sun was in Virgo (11°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (61% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Mars met Jupiter in Cancer. A burst of confidence and ambition. Big moves get started. Mercury squared Neptune while Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 4, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°48' Taurus at midnight UTC to 5°42' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 4, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°50'11" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1977	Sep 23, 1977 into Libra
Moon	29°46'42" Taurus	Direct	Sep 2, 1977	Sep 4, 1977 into Gemini
Mercury	13°15'52" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 28, 1977	Oct 4, 1977 into Libra
Venus	8°09'34" Leo	Direct	Aug 28, 1977	Sep 22, 1977 into Virgo
Mars	2°08'43" Cancer	Direct	Sep 1, 1977	Oct 26, 1977 into Leo
Jupiter	2°20'30" Cancer	Direct	Aug 20, 1977	Dec 30, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	23°12'33" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	8°44'47" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°23'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	12°50'23" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	16°49'47" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on September 4, 1977

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 4, 08:49 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Misunderstandings and vague information. Double-check the details.
Sep 4, 12:26 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Sep 4, 22:02 UTC	Mars conjunct Jupiter	A burst of confidence and ambition. Big moves get started.

Born on September 4, 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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