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Where Were the Planets on February 20, 1978?

Quick Answer

On February 20, 1978, the Sun was in Pisces (1°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 20, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°23' Cancer at midnight UTC to 8°31' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 20, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°29'50" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1978	Mar 20, 1978 into Aries
Moon	2°26'40" Leo	Direct	Feb 20, 1978	Feb 22, 1978 into Virgo
Mercury	26°07'40" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 4, 1978	Feb 22, 1978 into Pisces
Venus	8°32'57" Pisces	Direct	Feb 13, 1978	Mar 9, 1978 into Aries
Mars	22°53'56" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 26, 1978	Apr 10, 1978 into Leo
Jupiter	26°04'22" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	Dec 30, 1977	Apr 12, 1978 into Cancer
Saturn	26°46'56" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	16°24'23" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°05'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°23'58" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	7°52'50" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on February 20, 1978

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 20, 07:09 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Feb 20, 11:15 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Feb 20, 20:30 UTC	Mercury opposite Saturn	Exact opposition

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