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Where Were the Planets on April 8, 1978?

Quick Answer

On April 8, 1978, the Sun was in Aries (18°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury trined Saturn while Mercury was retrograde. Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold. The Sun trined Neptune.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 8, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°13' Aries at midnight UTC to 5°09' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 8, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°17'39" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1978	Apr 20, 1978 into Taurus
Moon	28°43'48" Aries	Direct	Apr 6, 1978	Apr 8, 1978 into Taurus
Mercury	23°42'22" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 10, 1978	May 16, 1978 into Taurus
Venus	6°55'22" Taurus	Direct	Apr 2, 1978	Apr 27, 1978 into Gemini
Mars	29°13'24" Cancer	Direct	Jan 26, 1978	Apr 10, 1978 into Leo
Jupiter	29°30'41" Gemini	Direct	Dec 30, 1977	Apr 12, 1978 into Cancer
Saturn	23°54'28" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	15°27'43" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°13'20" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	15°14'23" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	5°23'30" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 8, 1978

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 8, 03:56 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.
Apr 8, 10:15 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Creative and intuitive. A good day for art, music and rest.
Apr 8, 14:21 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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