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Where Were the Planets on December 25, 1977?

Quick Answer

On December 25, 1977, the Sun was in Capricorn (3°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 25, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°16' Gemini at midnight UTC to 9°09' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 25, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°35'26" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1977	Jan 20, 1978 into Aquarius
Moon	3°13'14" Cancer	Direct	Dec 25, 1977	Dec 27, 1977 into Leo
Mercury	24°36'29" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 21, 1977	Jan 13, 1978 into Capricorn
Venus	26°57'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 4, 1977	Dec 27, 1977 into Capricorn
Mars	10°27'49" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 26, 1977	Jan 26, 1978 into Cancer
Jupiter	0°44'11" Cancer	Retrograde	Aug 20, 1977	Dec 30, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	0°21'59" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1977	Jan 5, 1978 into Leo
Uranus	15°01'15" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	16°30'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°31'03" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	10°53'56" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 25, 1977

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 25, 05:29 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Dec 25, 12:49 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	3°37' Cancer

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