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Where Were the Planets on October 22, 1977?

Quick Answer

On October 22, 1977, the Sun was in Libra (28°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (80% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 22, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°45' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 12°57' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 22, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°58'35" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1977	Oct 23, 1977 into Scorpio
Moon	6°23'45" Pisces	Direct	Oct 22, 1977	Oct 24, 1977 into Aries
Mercury	1°21'01" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 21, 1977	Nov 9, 1977 into Sagittarius
Venus	6°44'06" Libra	Direct	Oct 17, 1977	Nov 10, 1977 into Scorpio
Mars	28°07'10" Cancer	Direct	Sep 1, 1977	Oct 26, 1977 into Leo
Jupiter	6°08'08" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	Aug 20, 1977	Dec 30, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	28°20'43" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	11°17'39" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	14°14'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°40'17" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	14°17'16" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 22, 1977

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 22, 00:20 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square
Oct 22, 00:26 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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