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Where Were the Planets on April 11, 1978?

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On April 11, 1978, the Sun was in Aries (21°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (15% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Aries while Mercury was retrograde. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 11, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°16' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°29' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 11, 1978
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun21°14'27" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon6°24'38" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury21°35'16" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Venus10°36'51" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mars0°14'55" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter29°55'37" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Saturn23°49'33" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Uranus15°21'08" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune18°11'23" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto15°09'21" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node5°13'58" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on April 11, 1978

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun conjunct MercuryMind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Born on April 11, 1978?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Aries, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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