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Where Were the Planets on May 22, 1978?

Quick Answer

On May 22, 1978, the Sun was in Gemini (1°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 22, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°56' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°42' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 22, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°02'08" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1978	Jun 21, 1978 into Cancer
Moon	0°17'56" Sagittarius	Direct	May 22, 1978	May 24, 1978 into Capricorn
Mercury	8°38'29" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1978	Jun 3, 1978 into Gemini
Venus	0°29'54" Cancer	Direct	May 22, 1978	Jun 16, 1978 into Leo
Mars	18°07'20" Leo	Direct	Apr 10, 1978	Jun 14, 1978 into Virgo
Jupiter	7°08'56" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	24°17'21" Leo	Direct	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	13°40'28" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°23'01" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°11'09" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	3°03'42" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 22, 1978

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 22, 02:03 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
May 22, 11:30 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
May 22, 13:17 UTC	Full Moon in Sagittarius	1°05' Sagittarius

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