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Where Were the Planets on June 7, 1978?

Quick Answer

On June 7, 1978, the Sun was in Gemini (16°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 7, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°15' Gemini at midnight UTC to 11°09' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 7, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°22'50" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1978	Jun 21, 1978 into Cancer
Moon	5°13'17" Cancer	Direct	Jun 7, 1978	Jun 9, 1978 into Leo
Mercury	7°53'52" Gemini	Direct	Jun 3, 1978	Jun 17, 1978 into Cancer
Venus	19°37'34" Cancer	Direct	May 22, 1978	Jun 16, 1978 into Leo
Mars	26°25'16" Leo	Direct	Apr 10, 1978	Jun 14, 1978 into Virgo
Jupiter	10°30'17" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	25°13'36" Leo	Direct	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	13°05'20" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	16°57'32" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	13°58'35" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	2°12'52" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 7, 1978

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 7, 01:30 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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