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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 1978?

Quick Answer

On April 23, 1978, the Sun was in Taurus (2°58' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 23, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°12' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 14°22' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°58'21" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1978	May 21, 1978 into Gemini
Moon	7°15'31" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 22, 1978	Apr 25, 1978 into Sagittarius
Mercury	14°59'15" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 10, 1978	May 16, 1978 into Taurus
Venus	25°19'32" Taurus	Direct	Apr 2, 1978	Apr 27, 1978 into Gemini
Mars	4°48'57" Leo	Direct	Apr 10, 1978	Jun 14, 1978 into Virgo
Jupiter	1°46'06" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	23°39'19" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	14°52'50" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°01'06" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°49'45" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	4°35'50" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 23, 1978

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 23, 04:11 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	2°39' Scorpio

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