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Where Were the Planets on January 24, 1978?

Quick Answer

On January 24, 1978, the Sun was in Aquarius (4°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 24, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°59' Cancer at midnight UTC to 12°06' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 24, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°09'00" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1978	Feb 19, 1978 into Pisces
Moon	6°02'09" Leo	Direct	Jan 24, 1978	Jan 26, 1978 into Virgo
Mercury	13°35'43" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 13, 1978	Feb 4, 1978 into Aquarius
Venus	4°41'14" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1978	Feb 13, 1978 into Pisces
Mars	0°37'20" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 26, 1977	Jan 26, 1978 into Cancer
Jupiter	27°14'08" Gemini	Retrograde	Dec 30, 1977	Apr 12, 1978 into Cancer
Saturn	28°52'50" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	16°05'36" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°29'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°41'16" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	9°18'37" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 24, 1978

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 24, 00:01 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jan 24, 07:56 UTC	Full Moon in Leo	3°59' Leo

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