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Where Were the Planets on February 25, 1978?

Quick Answer

On February 25, 1978, the Sun was in Pisces (6°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 25, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°53' Virgo at midnight UTC to 11°57' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 25, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°31'43" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1978	Mar 20, 1978 into Aries
Moon	5°24'21" Libra	Direct	Feb 25, 1978	Feb 27, 1978 into Scorpio
Mercury	5°08'43" Pisces	Direct	Feb 22, 1978	Mar 10, 1978 into Aries
Venus	14°47'57" Pisces	Direct	Feb 13, 1978	Mar 9, 1978 into Aries
Mars	22°25'35" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 26, 1978	Apr 10, 1978 into Leo
Jupiter	26°07'17" Gemini	Direct	Dec 30, 1977	Apr 12, 1978 into Cancer
Saturn	26°22'57" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	16°23'27" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°09'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°18'23" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	7°36'56" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on February 25, 1978

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

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 25, 02:03 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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