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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1978?

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On January 20, 1978, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (87% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun entered Aquarius, and Aquarius season began. Venus moved from Capricorn into Aquarius.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°18' Gemini at midnight UTC to 24°08' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1978
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun0°04'56" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon18°13'38" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury8°10'46" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Venus29°39'38" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mars2°13'09" LeoRetrograde into Cancer
Jupiter27°35'50" GeminiRetrograde into Cancer
Saturn29°08'58" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Uranus15°59'29" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune17°22'37" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto16°41'45" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node9°31'19" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on January 20, 1978

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun enters AquariusLeaves Capricorn
Venus enters AquariusLeaves Capricorn

Born on January 20, 1978?

The Sun and Venus sat less than a degree apart in Aquarius, 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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