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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 1977?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 1977, the Sun was in Sagittarius (25°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°36' Pisces at midnight UTC to 2°33' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°26'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1977	Dec 21, 1977 into Capricorn
Moon	26°08'12" Pisces	Direct	Dec 15, 1977	Dec 17, 1977 into Aries
Mercury	4°42'36" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 1, 1977	Dec 21, 1977 into Sagittarius
Venus	16°53'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 4, 1977	Dec 27, 1977 into Capricorn
Mars	11°24'46" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 26, 1977	Jan 26, 1978 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°49'14" Cancer	Retrograde	Aug 20, 1977	Dec 30, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	0°30'53" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1977	Jan 5, 1978 into Leo
Uranus	14°37'49" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	16°12'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°23'03" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	11°19'21" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 17, 1977

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 02:16 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Dec 17, 10:37 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	25°23' Pisces
Dec 17, 19:11 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

Born on December 17, 1977?

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