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Where Were the Planets on April 5, 1978?

Quick Answer

On April 5, 1978, the Sun was in Aries (15°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (5% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 5, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°54' Pisces at midnight UTC to 25°34' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 5, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°20'33" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1978	Apr 20, 1978 into Taurus
Moon	18°46'18" Pisces	Direct	Apr 4, 1978	Apr 6, 1978 into Aries
Mercury	25°18'37" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 10, 1978	May 16, 1978 into Taurus
Venus	3°13'37" Taurus	Direct	Apr 2, 1978	Apr 27, 1978 into Gemini
Mars	28°15'06" Cancer	Direct	Jan 26, 1978	Apr 10, 1978 into Leo
Jupiter	29°06'55" Gemini	Direct	Dec 30, 1977	Apr 12, 1978 into Cancer
Saturn	24°00'18" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	15°34'03" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°15'00" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	15°19'26" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	5°33'02" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 5, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 5, 11:33 UTC	The Sun opposite Pluto	Exact opposition

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