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Where Were the Planets on June 5, 1978?

Quick Answer

On June 5, 1978, the Sun was in Gemini (14°27' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 5, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°08' Gemini at midnight UTC to 17°14' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 5, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°27'56" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1978	Jun 21, 1978 into Cancer
Moon	11°12'24" Gemini	Direct	Jun 4, 1978	Jun 7, 1978 into Cancer
Mercury	3°44'40" Gemini	Direct	Jun 3, 1978	Jun 17, 1978 into Cancer
Venus	17°14'50" Cancer	Direct	May 22, 1978	Jun 16, 1978 into Leo
Mars	25°21'15" Leo	Direct	Apr 10, 1978	Jun 14, 1978 into Virgo
Jupiter	10°04'29" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	25°05'20" Leo	Direct	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	13°09'20" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°00'47" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	13°59'44" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	2°19'13" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 5, 1978

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 5, 00:20 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Exact trine
Jun 5, 19:02 UTC	New Moon in Gemini	14°45' Gemini

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