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Where Were the Planets on February 23, 1978?

Quick Answer

On February 23, 1978, the Sun was in Pisces (4°31' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 23, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°19' Virgo at midnight UTC to 15°59' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 23, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°31'03" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1978	Mar 20, 1978 into Aries
Moon	9°38'13" Virgo	Direct	Feb 22, 1978	Feb 25, 1978 into Libra
Mercury	1°29'28" Pisces	Direct	Feb 22, 1978	Mar 10, 1978 into Aries
Venus	12°18'00" Pisces	Direct	Feb 13, 1978	Mar 9, 1978 into Aries
Mars	22°34'34" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 26, 1978	Apr 10, 1978 into Leo
Jupiter	26°05'32" Gemini	Direct	Dec 30, 1977	Apr 12, 1978 into Cancer
Saturn	26°32'29" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	16°23'59" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°08'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°20'42" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	7°43'18" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on February 23, 1978

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 23, 01:27 UTC	Full Moon in Virgo	4°04' Virgo

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