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Where Were the Planets on January 15, 1978?

Quick Answer

On January 15, 1978, the Sun was in Capricorn (24°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (44% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 15, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°22' Aries at midnight UTC to 24°02' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 15, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°59'32" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1977	Jan 20, 1978 into Aquarius
Moon	17°45'27" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1978	Jan 16, 1978 into Taurus
Mercury	1°54'51" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 13, 1978	Feb 4, 1978 into Aquarius
Venus	23°22'27" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 27, 1977	Jan 20, 1978 into Aquarius
Mars	4°12'08" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 26, 1977	Jan 26, 1978 into Cancer
Jupiter	28°06'26" Gemini	Retrograde	Dec 30, 1977	Apr 12, 1978 into Cancer
Saturn	29°27'36" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	15°50'42" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°13'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°41'35" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	9°47'12" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 15, 1978

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on January 15, 1978?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. The Sun and Venus sat 2 degrees apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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