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Where Were the Planets on May 28, 1978?

Quick Answer

On May 28, 1978, the Sun was in Gemini (6°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (57% 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 28, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°28' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 5°24' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 28, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°47'50" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1978	Jun 21, 1978 into Cancer
Moon	28°29'18" Aquarius	Direct	May 26, 1978	May 28, 1978 into Pisces
Mercury	18°29'40" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1978	Jun 3, 1978 into Gemini
Venus	7°41'47" Cancer	Direct	May 22, 1978	Jun 16, 1978 into Leo
Mars	21°10'09" Leo	Direct	Apr 10, 1978	Jun 14, 1978 into Virgo
Jupiter	8°22'59" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	24°35'44" Leo	Direct	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	13°26'33" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°13'39" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°05'35" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	2°44'38" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 28, 1978

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 28, 14:36 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on May 28, 1978?

Venus and Jupiter sat less than a degree 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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