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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1978?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1978, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% 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 16, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°02' Aries at midnight UTC to 6°22' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°00'38" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1977	Jan 20, 1978 into Aquarius
Moon	0°15'17" Taurus	Direct	Jan 16, 1978	Jan 18, 1978 into Gemini
Mercury	3°06'42" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 13, 1978	Feb 4, 1978 into Aquarius
Venus	24°37'54" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 27, 1977	Jan 20, 1978 into Aquarius
Mars	3°48'39" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 26, 1977	Jan 26, 1978 into Cancer
Jupiter	28°00'02" Gemini	Retrograde	Dec 30, 1977	Apr 12, 1978 into Cancer
Saturn	29°24'01" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	15°52'34" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°15'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°41'41" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	9°44'02" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 16, 1978

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 03:03 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	25°38' Aries
Jan 16, 11:30 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on January 16, 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 1 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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