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Where Were the Planets on January 26, 1978?

Quick Answer

On January 26, 1978, the Sun was in Aquarius (6°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars moved from Leo into Cancer. Mercury sextiled Uranus. Original ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems. Mercury squared Pluto.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 26, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°22' Leo at midnight UTC to 6°45' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 26, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°10'58" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1978	Feb 19, 1978 into Pisces
Moon	0°33'11" Virgo	Direct	Jan 26, 1978	Jan 28, 1978 into Libra
Mercury	16°24'21" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 13, 1978	Feb 4, 1978 into Aquarius
Venus	7°11'59" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1978	Feb 13, 1978 into Pisces
Mars	29°50'13" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 26, 1978	Apr 10, 1978 into Leo
Jupiter	27°04'15" Gemini	Retrograde	Dec 30, 1977	Apr 12, 1978 into Cancer
Saturn	28°44'23" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	16°08'21" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°32'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°40'49" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	9°12'15" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 26, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 26, 01:57 UTC	Mars re-enters Cancer (retrograde)	Leaves Leo
Jan 26, 07:25 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Original ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems.
Jan 26, 10:55 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Jan 26, 16:37 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Pressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling.

Born on January 26, 1978?

The Sun and Venus sat 1 degrees 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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