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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1977?

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On December 16, 1977, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°25' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (40% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Venus met Neptune in Sagittarius. Romance and idealism peak. Beautiful for art, risky for judgment in love.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°12' Pisces at midnight UTC to 19°35' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1977
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun24°25'39" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Moon12°57'51" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mercury5°37'46" CapricornRetrograde into Sagittarius
Venus15°37'42" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mars11°28'11" LeoStationing direct into Cancer
Jupiter1°57'18" CancerRetrograde into Gemini
Saturn0°31'30" VirgoRetrograde into Leo
Uranus14°34'44" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune16°10'21" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto16°21'54" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node11°22'31" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on December 16, 1977

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

DateEventDetail
Venus conjunct NeptuneRomance and idealism peak. Beautiful for art, risky for judgment in love.

Born on December 16, 1977?

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