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Where Were the Planets on June 11, 1978?

Quick Answer

On June 11, 1978, the Sun was in Gemini (20°12' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (27% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 11, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°44' Leo at midnight UTC to 28°41' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 11, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°12'25" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1978	Jun 21, 1978 into Cancer
Moon	22°42'38" Leo	Direct	Jun 9, 1978	Jun 12, 1978 into Virgo
Mercury	16°29'47" Gemini	Direct	Jun 3, 1978	Jun 17, 1978 into Cancer
Venus	24°22'19" Cancer	Direct	May 22, 1978	Jun 16, 1978 into Leo
Mars	28°34'39" Leo	Direct	Apr 10, 1978	Jun 14, 1978 into Virgo
Jupiter	11°22'19" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	25°31'07" Leo	Direct	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	12°57'43" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	16°51'03" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	13°56'39" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	2°00'09" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 11, 1978

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 27% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 11, 15:50 UTC	Mercury opposite Neptune	Exact opposition

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