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Where Were the Planets on April 29, 1978?

Quick Answer

On April 29, 1978, the Sun was in Taurus (8°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 29, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°45' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 10°54' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 29, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°48'34" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1978	May 21, 1978 into Gemini
Moon	3°51'48" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 29, 1978	May 1, 1978 into Pisces
Mercury	15°34'35" Aries	Direct	Mar 10, 1978	May 16, 1978 into Taurus
Venus	2°38'51" Gemini	Direct	Apr 27, 1978	May 22, 1978 into Cancer
Mars	7°20'10" Leo	Direct	Apr 10, 1978	Jun 14, 1978 into Virgo
Jupiter	2°47'05" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	23°39'57" Leo	Direct	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	14°37'53" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°54'35" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°40'31" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	4°16'46" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 29, 1978

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 29, 05:27 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Apr 29, 21:02 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	9°10' Aquarius

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