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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1978?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1978, the Sun was in Aries (26°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (59% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°14' Leo at midnight UTC to 12°15' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°08'23" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1978	Apr 20, 1978 into Taurus
Moon	6°14'12" Leo	Direct	Apr 15, 1978	Apr 18, 1978 into Virgo
Mercury	17°56'20" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 10, 1978	May 16, 1978 into Taurus
Venus	16°45'18" Taurus	Direct	Apr 2, 1978	Apr 27, 1978 into Gemini
Mars	2°04'02" Leo	Direct	Apr 10, 1978	Jun 14, 1978 into Virgo
Jupiter	0°39'40" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	23°43'26" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	15°09'41" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°07'35" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	15°01'03" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	4°58'05" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 16, 1978

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 59% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 05:03 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine

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