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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1978?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 1978, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (61% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°15' Virgo at midnight UTC to 5°06' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°43'20" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1977	Jan 20, 1978 into Aquarius
Moon	28°38'51" Virgo	Direct	Dec 30, 1977	Jan 1, 1978 into Libra
Mercury	21°10'01" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Dec 21, 1977	Jan 13, 1978 into Capricorn
Venus	5°45'35" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 27, 1977	Jan 20, 1978 into Aquarius
Mars	8°55'16" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 26, 1977	Jan 26, 1978 into Cancer
Jupiter	29°48'03" Gemini	Retrograde	Dec 30, 1977	Apr 12, 1978 into Cancer
Saturn	0°08'37" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1977	Jan 5, 1978 into Leo
Uranus	15°19'50" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	16°45'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°36'18" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	10°31'41" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 1, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 14:31 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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