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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1978?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 1978, the Sun was in Taurus (17°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°14' Taurus at midnight UTC to 8°31' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°32'08" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1978	May 21, 1978 into Gemini
Moon	2°24'23" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1978	May 10, 1978 into Cancer
Mercury	21°20'50" Aries	Direct	Mar 10, 1978	May 16, 1978 into Taurus
Venus	13°35'24" Gemini	Direct	Apr 27, 1978	May 22, 1978 into Cancer
Mars	11°21'50" Leo	Direct	Apr 10, 1978	Jun 14, 1978 into Virgo
Jupiter	4°24'45" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	23°48'04" Leo	Direct	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	14°15'05" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°43'18" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°27'42" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	3°48'11" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 8, 1978

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 07:18 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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