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Where Were the Planets on January 29, 1978?

Quick Answer

On January 29, 1978, the Sun was in Aquarius (9°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (76% 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 29, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°04' Libra at midnight UTC to 15°02' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 29, 1978
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun9°13'48" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon8°31'39" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury20°43'57" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Venus10°58'02" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars28°41'31" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Jupiter26°50'45" GeminiRetrograde into Cancer
Saturn28°31'19" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Uranus16°12'04" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune17°37'44" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto16°39'52" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node9°02'44" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on January 29, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 76% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on January 29, 1978?

The Sun and Venus sat 2 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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