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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1977?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1977, the Sun was in Virgo (24°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (20% illuminated). No planets were 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 17, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°45' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 24°57' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1977
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun24°28'56" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon17°51'38" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury7°35'46" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus23°46'53" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mars9°53'22" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter3°59'27" CancerDirect into Gemini
Saturn24°46'36" LeoDirect into Virgo
Uranus9°19'41" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune13°30'36" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto13°18'40" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node16°08'28" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on September 17, 1977

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 20% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on September 17, 1977?

Venus and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Leo, 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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