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Where Were the Planets on June 17, 1978?

Quick Answer

On June 17, 1978, the Sun was in Gemini (25°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (85% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 17, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°35' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 16°39' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 17, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°56'17" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1978	Jun 21, 1978 into Cancer
Moon	9°34'25" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 16, 1978	Jun 18, 1978 into Sagittarius
Mercury	29°39'19" Gemini	Direct	Jun 3, 1978	Jun 17, 1978 into Cancer
Venus	1°27'26" Leo	Direct	Jun 16, 1978	Jul 12, 1978 into Virgo
Mars	1°51'55" Virgo	Direct	Jun 14, 1978	Aug 4, 1978 into Libra
Jupiter	12°41'16" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	25°59'43" Leo	Direct	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	12°47'22" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	16°41'23" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	13°54'42" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	1°41'05" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 17, 1978

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 17, 13:34 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Jun 17, 15:48 UTC	Mercury enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jun 17, 21:50 UTC	Jupiter trine Uranus	Exact trine

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