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Where Were the Planets on January 2, 1978?

Quick Answer

On January 2, 1978, the Sun was in Capricorn (11°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 2, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°07' Libra at midnight UTC to 18°19' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 2, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°44'30" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1977	Jan 20, 1978 into Aquarius
Moon	11°40'47" Libra	Direct	Jan 1, 1978	Jan 3, 1978 into Scorpio
Mercury	21°19'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 21, 1977	Jan 13, 1978 into Capricorn
Venus	7°01'05" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 27, 1977	Jan 20, 1978 into Aquarius
Mars	8°38'58" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 26, 1977	Jan 26, 1978 into Cancer
Jupiter	29°40'13" Gemini	Retrograde	Dec 30, 1977	Apr 12, 1978 into Cancer
Saturn	0°06'18" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1977	Jan 5, 1978 into Leo
Uranus	15°22'19" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	16°47'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°36'54" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	10°28'31" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 2, 1978

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 2, 12:07 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	11°45' Libra

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