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Where Were the Planets on May 27, 1978?

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On May 27, 1978, the Sun was in Gemini (5°50' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (68% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 27, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°10' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 21°27' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 27, 1978
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun5°50'16" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Moon14°22'07" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mercury16°45'22" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus6°29'56" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars20°39'21" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter8°10'31" CancerDirect into Leo
Saturn24°32'27" LeoDirect into Virgo
Uranus13°28'49" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune17°15'14" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto14°06'27" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node2°47'49" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on May 27, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on May 27, 1978?

Venus and Jupiter sat 2 degrees apart in Cancer, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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