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Where Were the Planets on April 12, 1978?

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On April 12, 1978, the Sun was in Aries (22°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (22% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Jupiter entered Cancer, a sign change that comes around once every 12 years or so.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 12, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°29' Gemini at midnight UTC to 24°31' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 12, 1978
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun22°13'19" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon18°31'52" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury20°49'56" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Venus11°50'37" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mars0°36'07" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter0°04'11" CancerDirect into Leo
Saturn23°48'07" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Uranus15°18'53" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune18°10'41" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto15°07'41" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node5°10'47" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on April 12, 1978

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Jupiter enters CancerLeaves Gemini

Born on April 12, 1978?

The Sun and Mercury sat 1 degrees 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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