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Where Were the Planets on May 24, 1978?

Quick Answer

On May 24, 1978, the Sun was in Gemini (2°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 24, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°41' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 7°40' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 24, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°57'26" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1978	Jun 21, 1978 into Cancer
Moon	0°11'43" Capricorn	Direct	May 24, 1978	May 26, 1978 into Aquarius
Mercury	11°46'18" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1978	Jun 3, 1978 into Gemini
Venus	2°54'03" Cancer	Direct	May 22, 1978	Jun 16, 1978 into Leo
Mars	19°07'44" Leo	Direct	Apr 10, 1978	Jun 14, 1978 into Virgo
Jupiter	7°33'24" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	24°23'06" Leo	Direct	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	13°35'44" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°19'56" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°09'11" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	2°57'21" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 24, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 24, 11:41 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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