# Astrology Calendar 1978

> 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.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1978

## Seasons

| Date (UTC) | Event |
| --- | --- |
| 1978-03-20 23:33 UTC | March Equinox, the Sun enters Aries |
| 1978-06-21 18:09 UTC | June Solstice, the Sun enters Cancer |
| 1978-09-23 09:25 UTC | September Equinox, the Sun enters Libra |
| 1978-12-22 05:20 UTC | December Solstice, the Sun enters Capricorn |

## Eclipses

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1978-03-24 16:22 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Libra | 3°41' Libra |
| 1978-04-07 15:02 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Aries | 17°26' Aries |
| 1978-09-16 19:04 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Pisces | 23°35' Pisces |
| 1978-10-02 06:27 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Libra | 8°42' Libra |

## Retrogrades

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jupiter | 1977-10-24 10:08 UTC at 6°08' Cancer | 1978-02-20 01:20 UTC at 26°04' Gemini | Cancer, Gemini | 1977-07-30 to 1978-05-17 |
| Saturn | 1977-12-11 12:06 UTC at 0°32' Virgo | 1978-04-25 12:18 UTC at 23°39' Leo | Virgo, Leo | 1977-09-08 to 1978-07-31 |
| Mars | 1977-12-12 19:13 UTC at 11°33' Leo | 1978-03-02 09:58 UTC at 22°16' Cancer | Leo, Cancer | 1977-10-10 to 1978-05-08 |
| Pluto | 1978-01-19 00:54 UTC at 16°41' Libra | 1978-06-24 07:39 UTC at 13°53' Libra | Libra | 1977-10-02 to 1978-10-12 |
| Uranus | 1978-02-19 15:38 UTC at 16°24' Scorpio | 1978-07-21 10:08 UTC at 12°18' Scorpio | Scorpio | 1977-11-07 to 1978-11-04 |
| Neptune | 1978-03-20 18:42 UTC at 18°19' Sagittarius | 1978-08-28 00:20 UTC at 15°32' Sagittarius | Sagittarius | 1977-11-29 to 1978-12-18 |
| Mercury | 1978-04-01 16:19 UTC at 26°07' Aries | 1978-04-25 06:47 UTC at 14°51' Aries | Aries | 1978-03-18 to 1978-05-13 |
| Mercury | 1978-08-04 23:09 UTC at 3°00' Virgo | 1978-08-28 15:33 UTC at 20°20' Leo | Virgo, Leo | 1978-07-16 to 1978-09-11 |
| Venus | 1978-10-18 03:54 UTC at 22°48' Scorpio | 1978-11-28 13:07 UTC at 7°20' Scorpio | Scorpio | 1978-09-15 to 1978-12-30 |
| Jupiter | 1978-11-25 20:26 UTC at 9°03' Leo | 1979-03-26 00:54 UTC at 29°00' Cancer | Leo, Cancer | 1978-08-31 to 1979-06-22 |
| Mercury | 1978-11-25 21:34 UTC at 21°37' Sagittarius | 1978-12-15 16:01 UTC at 5°21' Sagittarius | Sagittarius | 1978-11-07 to 1979-01-02 |
| Saturn | 1978-12-24 21:11 UTC at 13°56' Virgo | 1979-05-09 14:52 UTC at 7°04' Virgo | Virgo | 1978-09-21 to 1979-08-14 |

## January 1978

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1978-01-05 00:39 UTC | Saturn re-enters Leo (retrograde) | Leaves Virgo |
| 1978-01-09 04:00 UTC | New Moon in Capricorn | 18°32' Capricorn |
| 1978-01-13 20:06 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1978-01-19 00:54 UTC | Pluto stations retrograde | 16°41' Libra |
| 1978-01-20 10:03 UTC | The Sun enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1978-01-20 18:28 UTC | Venus enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1978-01-24 07:56 UTC | Full Moon in Leo | 3°59' Leo |
| 1978-01-26 01:57 UTC | Mars re-enters Cancer (retrograde) | Leaves Leo |

## February 1978

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1978-02-04 15:53 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1978-02-07 14:54 UTC | New Moon in Aquarius | 18°29' Aquarius |
| 1978-02-13 16:06 UTC | Venus enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1978-02-19 00:20 UTC | The Sun enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1978-02-19 15:38 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde | 16°24' Scorpio |
| 1978-02-20 01:20 UTC | Jupiter stations direct | 26°04' Gemini |
| 1978-02-22 16:10 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1978-02-23 01:27 UTC | Full Moon in Virgo | 4°04' Virgo |
| 1978-02-28 02:15 UTC | Jupiter sextile Saturn | Exact sextile |

## March 1978

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1978-03-02 09:58 UTC | Mars stations direct | 22°16' Cancer |
| 1978-03-09 02:36 UTC | New Moon in Pisces | 18°10' Pisces |
| 1978-03-09 16:28 UTC | Venus enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1978-03-10 12:10 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1978-03-20 18:42 UTC | Neptune stations retrograde | 18°19' Sagittarius |
| 1978-03-20 23:33 UTC | The Sun enters Aries | March Equinox |
| 1978-03-24 16:22 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Libra | 3°41' Libra |

## April 1978

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1978-04-01 16:19 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 26°07' Aries |
| 1978-04-02 21:12 UTC | Venus enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1978-04-07 15:02 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Aries | 17°26' Aries |
| 1978-04-10 18:51 UTC | Mars enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1978-04-12 00:18 UTC | Jupiter enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1978-04-20 10:49 UTC | The Sun enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1978-04-23 04:11 UTC | Full Moon in Scorpio | 2°39' Scorpio |
| 1978-04-25 06:47 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 14°51' Aries |
| 1978-04-25 12:18 UTC | Saturn stations direct | 23°39' Leo |
| 1978-04-27 07:52 UTC | Venus enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |

## May 1978

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1978-05-07 04:47 UTC | New Moon in Taurus | 16°16' Taurus |
| 1978-05-16 08:20 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1978-05-21 10:08 UTC | The Sun enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1978-05-22 02:03 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1978-05-22 13:17 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 1°05' Sagittarius |

## June 1978

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1978-06-03 15:25 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1978-06-05 19:02 UTC | New Moon in Gemini | 14°45' Gemini |
| 1978-06-14 02:38 UTC | Mars enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1978-06-16 06:18 UTC | Venus enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1978-06-17 15:48 UTC | Mercury enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1978-06-17 21:50 UTC | Jupiter trine Uranus | Exact trine |
| 1978-06-20 20:31 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 29°08' Sagittarius |
| 1978-06-21 18:09 UTC | The Sun enters Cancer | June Solstice |
| 1978-06-22 23:09 UTC | Jupiter square Pluto | Exact square |
| 1978-06-24 07:38 UTC | Pluto stations direct | 13°53' Libra |

## July 1978

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1978-07-02 22:27 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1978-07-05 09:51 UTC | New Moon in Cancer | 13°01' Cancer |
| 1978-07-12 02:14 UTC | Venus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1978-07-19 07:36 UTC | The North Node enters Virgo | Leaves Libra |
| 1978-07-20 03:05 UTC | Full Moon in Capricorn | 27°03' Capricorn |
| 1978-07-21 10:08 UTC | Uranus stations direct | 12°18' Scorpio |
| 1978-07-23 05:00 UTC | The Sun enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1978-07-26 12:06 UTC | Saturn enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1978-07-27 06:09 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |

## August 1978

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1978-08-04 01:01 UTC | New Moon in Leo | 11°19' Leo |
| 1978-08-04 09:07 UTC | Mars enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1978-08-04 23:09 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 3°00' Virgo |
| 1978-08-08 03:08 UTC | Venus enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1978-08-13 07:00 UTC | Mercury re-enters Leo (retrograde) | Leaves Virgo |
| 1978-08-18 10:14 UTC | Full Moon in Aquarius | 25°07' Aquarius |
| 1978-08-23 11:56 UTC | The Sun enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1978-08-28 00:20 UTC | Neptune stations direct | 15°32' Sagittarius |
| 1978-08-28 15:33 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 20°20' Leo |

## September 1978

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1978-09-02 16:09 UTC | New Moon in Virgo | 9°50' Virgo |
| 1978-09-05 08:37 UTC | Jupiter enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1978-09-07 05:09 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1978-09-09 19:23 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1978-09-15 05:24 UTC | Neptune sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 1978-09-16 19:04 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Pisces | 23°35' Pisces |
| 1978-09-19 20:57 UTC | Mars enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1978-09-23 09:25 UTC | The Sun enters Libra | September Equinox |
| 1978-09-26 16:39 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |

## October 1978

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1978-10-02 06:27 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Libra | 8°42' Libra |
| 1978-10-14 05:29 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1978-10-16 06:10 UTC | Full Moon in Aries | 22°32' Aries |
| 1978-10-18 03:54 UTC | Venus stations retrograde | 22°48' Scorpio |
| 1978-10-23 18:37 UTC | The Sun enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1978-10-31 20:07 UTC | New Moon in Scorpio | 8°03' Scorpio |

## November 1978

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1978-11-02 01:20 UTC | Mars enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1978-11-03 07:48 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1978-11-14 20:00 UTC | Full Moon in Taurus | 22°06' Taurus |
| 1978-11-22 16:04 UTC | The Sun enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1978-11-25 20:26 UTC | Jupiter stations retrograde | 9°03' Leo |
| 1978-11-25 21:34 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 21°37' Sagittarius |
| 1978-11-28 13:07 UTC | Venus stations direct | 7°20' Scorpio |
| 1978-11-30 08:20 UTC | New Moon in Sagittarius | 7°46' Sagittarius |

## December 1978

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1978-12-12 17:37 UTC | Mars enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1978-12-14 12:31 UTC | Full Moon in Gemini | 22°10' Gemini |
| 1978-12-15 16:01 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 5°21' Sagittarius |
| 1978-12-22 05:20 UTC | The Sun enters Capricorn | December Solstice |
| 1978-12-24 21:11 UTC | Saturn stations retrograde | 13°56' Virgo |
| 1978-12-29 19:36 UTC | New Moon in Capricorn | 7°44' Capricorn |

## Questions

### What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 1978?

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.

### 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.

## Method

Positions are geocentric and tropical: apparent longitudes on the true ecliptic and equinox of date, corrected for light time and aberration. They are computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library (VSOP87 planetary theory) and agree with the Swiss Ephemeris to within about one arcminute. The North Node is the mean node. Times are given in UTC and US Eastern time.

Source: [Selfgazer](https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1978). Free to cite with a link to the source page.