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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1977?

Quick Answer

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.

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
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°25'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1977	Dec 21, 1977 into Capricorn
Moon	12°57'51" Pisces	Direct	Dec 15, 1977	Dec 17, 1977 into Aries
Mercury	5°37'46" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 1, 1977	Dec 21, 1977 into Sagittarius
Venus	15°37'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 4, 1977	Dec 27, 1977 into Capricorn
Mars	11°28'11" Leo	Stationing direct	Oct 26, 1977	Jan 26, 1978 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°57'18" Cancer	Retrograde	Aug 20, 1977	Dec 30, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	0°31'30" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1977	Jan 5, 1978 into Leo
Uranus	14°34'44" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	16°10'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°21'54" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	11°22'31" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 16, 1977

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 22:42 UTC	Venus conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction

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