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Where Were the Planets on June 4, 1978?

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On June 4, 1978, the Sun was in Gemini (13°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars met Saturn in Leo. Effort meets resistance. Slow, hard work, and frustration for anyone who rushes.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 4, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°54' Taurus at midnight UTC to 5°07' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 4, 1978
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun13°30'28" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Moon29°02'12" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury1°42'50" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Venus16°03'23" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars24°49'26" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter9°51'38" CancerDirect into Leo
Saturn25°01'19" LeoDirect into Virgo
Uranus13°11'23" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune17°02'24" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto14°00'21" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node2°22'24" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on June 4, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters GeminiLeaves Taurus
Mars conjunct SaturnEffort meets resistance. Slow, hard work, and frustration for anyone who rushes.

Born on June 4, 1978?

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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