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Where Were the Planets on October 29, 1977?

Quick Answer

On October 29, 1977, the Sun was in Scorpio (5°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 29, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°56' Taurus at midnight UTC to 9°53' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 29, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°57'18" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1977	Nov 22, 1977 into Sagittarius
Moon	3°55'34" Gemini	Direct	Oct 29, 1977	Oct 31, 1977 into Cancer
Mercury	12°39'42" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 21, 1977	Nov 9, 1977 into Sagittarius
Venus	15°26'24" Libra	Direct	Oct 17, 1977	Nov 10, 1977 into Scorpio
Mars	1°08'20" Leo	Direct	Oct 26, 1977	Jan 26, 1978 into Cancer
Jupiter	6°05'56" Cancer	Retrograde	Aug 20, 1977	Dec 30, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	28°53'38" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	11°43'39" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	14°27'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°56'12" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	13°55'02" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 29, 1977

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 29, 02:00 UTC	Venus conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction
Oct 29, 04:07 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Oct 29, 15:23 UTC	The Sun trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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