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Where Were the Planets on October 6, 1977?

Quick Answer

On October 6, 1977, the Sun was in Libra (13°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (40% 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 October 6, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°22' Cancer at midnight UTC to 1°32' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 6, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°07'08" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1977	Oct 23, 1977 into Scorpio
Moon	25°26'07" Cancer	Direct	Oct 4, 1977	Oct 6, 1977 into Leo
Mercury	3°44'31" Libra	Direct	Oct 4, 1977	Oct 21, 1977 into Scorpio
Venus	16°57'34" Virgo	Direct	Sep 22, 1977	Oct 17, 1977 into Libra
Mars	20°20'43" Cancer	Direct	Sep 1, 1977	Oct 26, 1977 into Leo
Jupiter	5°36'53" Cancer	Direct	Aug 20, 1977	Dec 30, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	26°51'44" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	10°20'23" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°50'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°02'48" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	15°08'06" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 6, 1977

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 40% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 6, 20:57 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on October 6, 1977?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over. The Sun and Pluto sat less than a degree apart in Libra, 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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