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Where Were the Planets on January 25, 1978?

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On January 25, 1978, the Sun was in Aquarius (5°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (99% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto 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 25, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°07' Leo at midnight UTC to 24°21' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 25, 1978
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun5°09'59" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon18°13'45" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury14°59'34" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Venus5°56'36" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars0°13'40" LeoRetrograde into Cancer
Jupiter27°09'06" GeminiRetrograde into Cancer
Saturn28°48'38" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Uranus16°07'00" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune17°31'16" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto16°41'04" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node9°15'26" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on January 25, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on January 25, 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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