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Where Were the Planets on June 1, 1978?

Quick Answer

On June 1, 1978, the Sun was in Gemini (10°37' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (17% 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 June 1, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°14' Aries at midnight UTC to 27°58' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 1, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°37'59" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1978	Jun 21, 1978 into Cancer
Moon	21°38'23" Aries	Direct	May 30, 1978	Jun 2, 1978 into Taurus
Mercury	25°49'41" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1978	Jun 3, 1978 into Gemini
Venus	12°28'43" Cancer	Direct	May 22, 1978	Jun 16, 1978 into Leo
Mars	23°14'41" Leo	Direct	Apr 10, 1978	Jun 14, 1978 into Virgo
Jupiter	9°13'22" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	24°49'50" Leo	Direct	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	13°17'43" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°07'15" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°02'25" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	2°31'56" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 1, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 17% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on June 1, 1978?

Mars and Saturn sat 2 degrees apart in Leo, 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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