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Where Were the Planets on October 21, 1977?

Quick Answer

On October 21, 1977, the Sun was in Libra (27°58' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (71% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 21, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°17' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 29°44' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 21, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°58'54" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1977	Oct 23, 1977 into Scorpio
Moon	23°03'13" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 19, 1977	Oct 22, 1977 into Pisces
Mercury	29°41'48" Libra	Direct	Oct 4, 1977	Oct 21, 1977 into Scorpio
Venus	5°29'38" Libra	Direct	Oct 17, 1977	Nov 10, 1977 into Scorpio
Mars	27°40'03" Cancer	Direct	Sep 1, 1977	Oct 26, 1977 into Leo
Jupiter	6°07'39" Cancer	Direct	Aug 20, 1977	Dec 30, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	28°15'42" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	11°13'58" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	14°12'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°37'59" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	14°20'27" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 21, 1977

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 21, 16:23 UTC	Mercury enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 21, 19:22 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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