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Where Were the Planets on June 6, 1978?

Quick Answer

On June 6, 1978, the Sun was in Gemini (15°25' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% 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 6, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°14' Gemini at midnight UTC to 29°14' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 6, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°25'23" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1978	Jun 21, 1978 into Cancer
Moon	23°15'44" Gemini	Direct	Jun 4, 1978	Jun 7, 1978 into Cancer
Mercury	5°48'23" Gemini	Direct	Jun 3, 1978	Jun 17, 1978 into Cancer
Venus	18°26'14" Cancer	Direct	May 22, 1978	Jun 16, 1978 into Leo
Mars	25°53'12" Leo	Direct	Apr 10, 1978	Jun 14, 1978 into Virgo
Jupiter	10°17'22" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	25°09'25" Leo	Direct	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	13°07'19" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	16°59'10" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	13°59'08" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	2°16'02" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 6, 1978

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on June 6, 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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