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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1978?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1978, the Sun was in Aries (27°07' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (68% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°15' Leo at midnight UTC to 24°27' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°07'04" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1978	Apr 20, 1978 into Taurus
Moon	18°20'10" Leo	Direct	Apr 15, 1978	Apr 18, 1978 into Virgo
Mercury	17°18'37" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 10, 1978	May 16, 1978 into Taurus
Venus	17°58'52" Taurus	Direct	Apr 2, 1978	Apr 27, 1978 into Gemini
Mars	2°26'46" Leo	Direct	Apr 10, 1978	Jun 14, 1978 into Virgo
Jupiter	0°48'50" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	23°42'32" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	15°07'20" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°06'44" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°59'25" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	4°54'54" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 17, 1978

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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