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Where Were the Planets on January 28, 1978?

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On January 28, 1978, the Sun was in Aquarius (8°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (84% 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 28, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°19' Virgo at midnight UTC to 2°03' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 28, 1978
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun8°12'52" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon25°40'21" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury19°16'34" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Venus9°42'42" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars29°04'06" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Jupiter26°55'05" GeminiRetrograde into Cancer
Saturn28°35'44" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Uranus16°10'53" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune17°36'09" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto16°40'13" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node9°05'54" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on January 28, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LibraLeaves Virgo

Born on January 28, 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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