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Where Were the Planets on April 7, 1978?

Quick Answer

On April 7, 1978, the Sun was in Aries (17°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 7, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°01' Aries at midnight UTC to 22°13' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 7, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°18'39" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1978	Apr 20, 1978 into Taurus
Moon	15°39'26" Aries	Direct	Apr 6, 1978	Apr 8, 1978 into Taurus
Mercury	24°18'55" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 10, 1978	May 16, 1978 into Taurus
Venus	5°41'29" Taurus	Direct	Apr 2, 1978	Apr 27, 1978 into Gemini
Mars	28°53'36" Cancer	Direct	Jan 26, 1978	Apr 10, 1978 into Leo
Jupiter	29°22'38" Gemini	Direct	Dec 30, 1977	Apr 12, 1978 into Cancer
Saturn	23°56'18" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	15°29'51" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°13'55" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	15°16'04" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	5°26'40" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 7, 1978

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 7, 15:02 UTC	Partial Solar Eclipse in Aries	17°26' Aries

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