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Where Were the Planets on November 20, 1977?

Quick Answer

On November 20, 1977, the Sun was in Scorpio (28°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (76% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Mercury met Neptune in Sagittarius. Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork. Venus met Uranus in Scorpio. Mercury sextiled Pluto.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 20, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°58' Pisces at midnight UTC to 5°40' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 20, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°03'35" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1977	Nov 22, 1977 into Sagittarius
Moon	29°21'24" Pisces	Direct	Nov 18, 1977	Nov 20, 1977 into Aries
Mercury	15°50'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 9, 1977	Dec 1, 1977 into Capricorn
Venus	12°57'15" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 10, 1977	Dec 4, 1977 into Sagittarius
Mars	8°34'27" Leo	Direct	Oct 26, 1977	Jan 26, 1978 into Cancer
Jupiter	4°56'19" Cancer	Retrograde	Aug 20, 1977	Dec 30, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	0°08'24" Virgo	Direct	Nov 17, 1977	Jan 5, 1978 into Leo
Uranus	13°05'46" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	15°12'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	15°41'52" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	12°45'08" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on November 20, 1977

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 76% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 20, 00:56 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.
Nov 20, 09:32 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Penetrating focus. Good for investigation and frank talks.
Nov 20, 13:12 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Nov 20, 14:51 UTC	Venus conjunct Uranus	Sudden attractions, abrupt exits, and taste that changes overnight.

Born on November 20, 1977?

The Sun, Venus and Uranus were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day is a Scorpio several times over. Venus and Uranus sat less than a degree apart in Scorpio, 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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