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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1977?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1977, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°42' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (70% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°40' Virgo at midnight UTC to 22°14' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°42'12" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1977	Jan 20, 1978 into Aquarius
Moon	15°56'12" Virgo	Direct	Dec 30, 1977	Jan 1, 1978 into Libra
Mercury	21°09'17" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Dec 21, 1977	Jan 13, 1978 into Capricorn
Venus	4°30'05" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 27, 1977	Jan 20, 1978 into Aquarius
Mars	9°10'50" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 26, 1977	Jan 26, 1978 into Cancer
Jupiter	29°55'57" Gemini	Retrograde	Dec 30, 1977	Apr 12, 1978 into Cancer
Saturn	0°10'51" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1977	Jan 5, 1978 into Leo
Uranus	15°17'18" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	16°43'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°35'39" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	10°34'52" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 31, 1977

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 70% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on December 31, 1977?

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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