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Where Were the Planets on June 3, 1978?

Quick Answer

On June 3, 1978, the Sun was in Gemini (12°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (5% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury moved from Taurus into Gemini.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 3, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°31' Taurus at midnight UTC to 22°53' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 3, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°32'59" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1978	Jun 21, 1978 into Cancer
Moon	16°44'02" Taurus	Direct	Jun 2, 1978	Jun 4, 1978 into Gemini
Mercury	29°43'01" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1978	Jun 3, 1978 into Gemini
Venus	14°51'53" Cancer	Direct	May 22, 1978	Jun 16, 1978 into Leo
Mars	24°17'43" Leo	Direct	Apr 10, 1978	Jun 14, 1978 into Virgo
Jupiter	9°38'50" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	24°57'24" Leo	Direct	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	13°13'28" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°04'01" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°01'01" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	2°25'34" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 3, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 3, 15:25 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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Mars and Saturn sat less than a degree 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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