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Astrology Calendar 1978

Every sign change, retrograde, eclipse and New and Full Moon of the year, solved to the minute.

Quick Answer

In 1978, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Apr 1 to Apr 25; Aug 4 to Aug 28; Nov 25 to Dec 15). There are 4 eclipses: Total Lunar Eclipse on March 24, 1978 in Libra; Partial Solar Eclipse on April 7, 1978 in Aries; Total Lunar Eclipse on September 16, 1978 in Pisces; Partial Solar Eclipse on October 2, 1978 in Libra. All dates are in UTC.

Equinoxes and Solstices 1978

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 20, 1978, 23:33 UTC	March Equinox	The Sun enters Aries
Jun 21, 1978, 18:09 UTC	June Solstice	The Sun enters Cancer
Sep 23, 1978, 09:25 UTC	September Equinox	The Sun enters Libra
Dec 22, 1978, 05:20 UTC	December Solstice	The Sun enters Capricorn

Eclipses 1978

Global eclipse peaks. Visibility depends on location.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 24, 1978, 16:22 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Libra	3°41' Libra
Apr 7, 1978, 15:02 UTC	Partial Solar Eclipse in Aries	17°26' Aries
Sep 16, 1978, 19:04 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Pisces	23°35' Pisces
Oct 2, 1978, 06:27 UTC	Partial Solar Eclipse in Libra	8°42' Libra

Retrogrades 1978

Every retrograde period that overlaps 1978, with station degrees and shadow periods.

Planet	Stations Retrograde	Stations Direct	Signs	Shadow Period
Jupiter	Oct 24, 1977, 10:08 UTC 6°08' Cancer	Feb 20, 1978, 01:20 UTC 26°04' Gemini	Cancer, Gemini	Jul 30, 1977 to May 17, 1978
Saturn	Dec 11, 1977, 12:06 UTC 0°32' Virgo	Apr 25, 1978, 12:18 UTC 23°39' Leo	Virgo, Leo	Sep 8, 1977 to Jul 31, 1978
Mars	Dec 12, 1977, 19:13 UTC 11°33' Leo	Mar 2, 1978, 09:58 UTC 22°16' Cancer	Leo, Cancer	Oct 10, 1977 to May 8, 1978
Pluto	Jan 19, 1978, 00:54 UTC 16°41' Libra	Jun 24, 1978, 07:39 UTC 13°53' Libra	Libra	Oct 2, 1977 to Oct 12, 1978
Uranus	Feb 19, 1978, 15:38 UTC 16°24' Scorpio	Jul 21, 1978, 10:08 UTC 12°18' Scorpio	Scorpio	Nov 7, 1977 to Nov 4, 1978
Neptune	Mar 20, 1978, 18:42 UTC 18°19' Sagittarius	Aug 28, 1978, 00:20 UTC 15°32' Sagittarius	Sagittarius	Nov 29, 1977 to Dec 18, 1978
Mercury	Apr 1, 1978, 16:19 UTC 26°07' Aries	Apr 25, 1978, 06:47 UTC 14°51' Aries	Aries	Mar 18, 1978 to May 13, 1978
Mercury	Aug 4, 1978, 23:09 UTC 3°00' Virgo	Aug 28, 1978, 15:33 UTC 20°20' Leo	Virgo, Leo	Jul 16, 1978 to Sep 11, 1978
Venus	Oct 18, 1978, 03:54 UTC 22°48' Scorpio	Nov 28, 1978, 13:07 UTC 7°20' Scorpio	Scorpio	Sep 15, 1978 to Dec 30, 1978
Jupiter	Nov 25, 1978, 20:26 UTC 9°03' Leo	Mar 26, 1979, 00:54 UTC 29°00' Cancer	Leo, Cancer	Aug 31, 1978 to Jun 22, 1979
Mercury	Nov 25, 1978, 21:34 UTC 21°37' Sagittarius	Dec 15, 1978, 16:01 UTC 5°21' Sagittarius	Sagittarius	Nov 7, 1978 to Jan 2, 1979
Saturn	Dec 24, 1978, 21:11 UTC 13°56' Virgo	May 9, 1979, 14:52 UTC 7°04' Virgo	Virgo	Sep 21, 1978 to Aug 14, 1979

Zodiac Season Dates 1978

When the Sun enters each sign.

Sign	Begins
Aquarius season	Jan 20, 1978, 10:03 UTC
Pisces season	Feb 19, 1978, 00:20 UTC
Aries season	Mar 20, 1978, 23:33 UTC
Taurus season	Apr 20, 1978, 10:49 UTC
Gemini season	May 21, 1978, 10:08 UTC
Cancer season	Jun 21, 1978, 18:09 UTC
Leo season	Jul 23, 1978, 05:00 UTC
Virgo season	Aug 23, 1978, 11:56 UTC
Libra season	Sep 23, 1978, 09:25 UTC
Scorpio season	Oct 23, 1978, 18:37 UTC
Sagittarius season	Nov 22, 1978, 16:04 UTC
Capricorn season	Dec 22, 1978, 05:20 UTC

Month by Month 1978

New and Full Moons, eclipses, stations, planetary ingresses and the exact aspects between Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

January 1978

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 5, 00:39 UTC	Saturn re-enters Leo (retrograde)	Leaves Virgo
Jan 9, 04:00 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	18°32' Capricorn
Jan 13, 20:06 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Jan 19, 00:54 UTC	Pluto stations retrograde	16°41' Libra
Jan 20, 10:03 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 20, 18:28 UTC	Venus enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 24, 07:56 UTC	Full Moon in Leo	3°59' Leo
Jan 26, 01:57 UTC	Mars re-enters Cancer (retrograde)	Leaves Leo

February 1978

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 4, 15:53 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Feb 7, 14:54 UTC	New Moon in Aquarius	18°29' Aquarius
Feb 13, 16:06 UTC	Venus enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 19, 00:20 UTC	The Sun enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 19, 15:38 UTC	Uranus stations retrograde	16°24' Scorpio
Feb 20, 01:20 UTC	Jupiter stations direct	26°04' Gemini
Feb 22, 16:10 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 23, 01:27 UTC	Full Moon in Virgo	4°04' Virgo
Feb 28, 02:15 UTC	Jupiter sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

March 1978

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 2, 09:58 UTC	Mars stations direct	22°16' Cancer
Mar 9, 02:36 UTC	New Moon in Pisces	18°10' Pisces
Mar 9, 16:28 UTC	Venus enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Mar 10, 12:10 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Mar 20, 18:42 UTC	Neptune stations retrograde	18°19' Sagittarius
Mar 20, 23:33 UTC	The Sun enters Aries	March Equinox
Mar 24, 16:22 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Libra	3°41' Libra

April 1978

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 1, 16:19 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	26°07' Aries
Apr 2, 21:12 UTC	Venus enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 7, 15:02 UTC	Partial Solar Eclipse in Aries	17°26' Aries
Apr 10, 18:51 UTC	Mars enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Apr 12, 00:18 UTC	Jupiter enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Apr 20, 10:49 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 23, 04:11 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	2°39' Scorpio
Apr 25, 06:47 UTC	Mercury stations direct	14°51' Aries
Apr 25, 12:18 UTC	Saturn stations direct	23°39' Leo
Apr 27, 07:52 UTC	Venus enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

May 1978

Date	Event	Detail
May 7, 04:47 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	16°16' Taurus
May 16, 08:20 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
May 21, 10:08 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 22, 02:03 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
May 22, 13:17 UTC	Full Moon in Sagittarius	1°05' Sagittarius

June 1978

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 3, 15:25 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jun 5, 19:02 UTC	New Moon in Gemini	14°45' Gemini
Jun 14, 02:38 UTC	Mars enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Jun 16, 06:18 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jun 17, 15:48 UTC	Mercury enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jun 17, 21:50 UTC	Jupiter trine Uranus	Exact trine
Jun 20, 20:31 UTC	Full Moon in Sagittarius	29°08' Sagittarius
Jun 21, 18:09 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice
Jun 22, 23:09 UTC	Jupiter square Pluto	Exact square
Jun 24, 07:38 UTC	Pluto stations direct	13°53' Libra

July 1978

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 2, 22:27 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 5, 09:51 UTC	New Moon in Cancer	13°01' Cancer
Jul 12, 02:14 UTC	Venus enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Jul 19, 07:36 UTC	The North Node enters Virgo	Leaves Libra
Jul 20, 03:05 UTC	Full Moon in Capricorn	27°03' Capricorn
Jul 21, 10:08 UTC	Uranus stations direct	12°18' Scorpio
Jul 23, 05:00 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 26, 12:06 UTC	Saturn enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Jul 27, 06:09 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

August 1978

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 4, 01:01 UTC	New Moon in Leo	11°19' Leo
Aug 4, 09:07 UTC	Mars enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Aug 4, 23:09 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	3°00' Virgo
Aug 8, 03:08 UTC	Venus enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Aug 13, 07:00 UTC	Mercury re-enters Leo (retrograde)	Leaves Virgo
Aug 18, 10:14 UTC	Full Moon in Aquarius	25°07' Aquarius
Aug 23, 11:56 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 28, 00:20 UTC	Neptune stations direct	15°32' Sagittarius
Aug 28, 15:33 UTC	Mercury stations direct	20°20' Leo

September 1978

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 2, 16:09 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	9°50' Virgo
Sep 5, 08:37 UTC	Jupiter enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Sep 7, 05:09 UTC	Venus enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Sep 9, 19:23 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Sep 15, 05:24 UTC	Neptune sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Sep 16, 19:04 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Pisces	23°35' Pisces
Sep 19, 20:57 UTC	Mars enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Sep 23, 09:25 UTC	The Sun enters Libra	September Equinox
Sep 26, 16:39 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

October 1978

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 2, 06:27 UTC	Partial Solar Eclipse in Libra	8°42' Libra
Oct 14, 05:29 UTC	Mercury enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 16, 06:10 UTC	Full Moon in Aries	22°32' Aries
Oct 18, 03:54 UTC	Venus stations retrograde	22°48' Scorpio
Oct 23, 18:37 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 31, 20:07 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	8°03' Scorpio

November 1978

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 2, 01:20 UTC	Mars enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 3, 07:48 UTC	Mercury enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 14, 20:00 UTC	Full Moon in Taurus	22°06' Taurus
Nov 22, 16:04 UTC	The Sun enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 25, 20:26 UTC	Jupiter stations retrograde	9°03' Leo
Nov 25, 21:34 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	21°37' Sagittarius
Nov 28, 13:07 UTC	Venus stations direct	7°20' Scorpio
Nov 30, 08:20 UTC	New Moon in Sagittarius	7°46' Sagittarius

December 1978

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 12, 17:37 UTC	Mars enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 14, 12:31 UTC	Full Moon in Gemini	22°10' Gemini
Dec 15, 16:01 UTC	Mercury stations direct	5°21' Sagittarius
Dec 22, 05:20 UTC	The Sun enters Capricorn	December Solstice
Dec 24, 21:11 UTC	Saturn stations retrograde	13°56' Virgo
Dec 29, 19:36 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	7°44' Capricorn

Planetary Positions for Every Day of 1978

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Questions About 1978

What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 1978?

When Is Mercury Retrograde in 1978?

Mercury is retrograde 3 times in 1978: from April 1, 1978 to April 25, 1978 (Aries); from August 4, 1978 to August 28, 1978 (Virgo and Leo); from November 25, 1978 to December 15, 1978 (Sagittarius).

When Are the Eclipses in 1978?

Total Lunar Eclipse in Libra on March 24, 1978; Partial Solar Eclipse in Aries on April 7, 1978; Total Lunar Eclipse in Pisces on September 16, 1978; Partial Solar Eclipse in Libra on October 2, 1978.

When Do the Seasons Start in 1978?

March Equinox: March 20, 1978 at 6:33 PM ET (23:33 UTC); June Solstice: June 21, 1978 at 2:09 PM ET (18:09 UTC); September Equinox: September 23, 1978 at 5:25 AM ET (09:25 UTC); December Solstice: December 22, 1978 at 12:20 AM ET (05:20 UTC).

Why Do Some Calendars List a Different Date?

Most astrology sites print a single date without a time zone. An ingress at 10:49 PM in New York is already the next day in London and Sydney, so two correct sources can disagree by a day. Selfgazer gives every time in both US Eastern time and UTC, and the tables switch to your own time zone in the browser.

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