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Where Were the Planets on June 13, 1978?

Quick Answer

On June 13, 1978, the Sun was in Gemini (22°07' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 13, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°50' Virgo at midnight UTC to 23°11' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 13, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°07'06" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1978	Jun 21, 1978 into Cancer
Moon	16°59'02" Virgo	Direct	Jun 12, 1978	Jun 14, 1978 into Libra
Mercury	20°52'59" Gemini	Direct	Jun 3, 1978	Jun 17, 1978 into Cancer
Venus	26°44'18" Cancer	Direct	May 22, 1978	Jun 16, 1978 into Leo
Mars	29°40'00" Leo	Direct	Apr 10, 1978	Jun 14, 1978 into Virgo
Jupiter	11°48'31" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	25°40'21" Leo	Direct	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	12°54'07" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	16°47'49" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	13°55'52" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	1°53'48" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 13, 1978

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 13, 22:44 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Virgo	22°33' Virgo

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