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Where Were the Planets on January 31, 1978?

Quick Answer

On January 31, 1978, the Sun was in Aquarius (11°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (56% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 31, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°17' Libra at midnight UTC to 11°50' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 31, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°15'38" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1978	Feb 19, 1978 into Pisces
Moon	5°01'39" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 31, 1978	Feb 2, 1978 into Sagittarius
Mercury	23°41'10" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 13, 1978	Feb 4, 1978 into Aquarius
Venus	13°28'43" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1978	Feb 13, 1978 into Pisces
Mars	27°57'32" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 26, 1978	Apr 10, 1978 into Leo
Jupiter	26°42'39" Gemini	Retrograde	Dec 30, 1977	Apr 12, 1978 into Cancer
Saturn	28°22'22" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	16°14'17" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°40'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°39'04" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	8°56'22" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 31, 1978

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 56% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 31, 03:03 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jan 31, 23:51 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio	11°46' Scorpio

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