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Where Were the Planets on January 18, 1978?

Quick Answer

On January 18, 1978, the Sun was in Capricorn (28°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (72% 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 18, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°29' Taurus at midnight UTC to 0°26' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 18, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°02'49" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1977	Jan 20, 1978 into Aquarius
Moon	24°29'02" Taurus	Direct	Jan 16, 1978	Jan 18, 1978 into Gemini
Mercury	5°35'41" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 13, 1978	Feb 4, 1978 into Aquarius
Venus	27°08'47" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 27, 1977	Jan 20, 1978 into Aquarius
Mars	3°01'07" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 26, 1977	Jan 26, 1978 into Cancer
Jupiter	27°47'38" Gemini	Retrograde	Dec 30, 1977	Apr 12, 1978 into Cancer
Saturn	29°16'38" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	15°56'07" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°19'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°41'47" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	9°37'40" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 18, 1978

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 18, 23:06 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on January 18, 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 less than a degree 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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