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Where Were the Planets on June 18, 1978?

Quick Answer

On June 18, 1978, the Sun was in Gemini (26°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 18, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°40' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 1°12' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 18, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°53'33" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1978	Jun 21, 1978 into Cancer
Moon	23°53'25" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 16, 1978	Jun 18, 1978 into Sagittarius
Mercury	1°49'21" Cancer	Direct	Jun 17, 1978	Jul 2, 1978 into Leo
Venus	2°38'02" Leo	Direct	Jun 16, 1978	Jul 12, 1978 into Virgo
Mars	2°25'09" Virgo	Direct	Jun 14, 1978	Aug 4, 1978 into Libra
Jupiter	12°54'32" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	26°04'45" Leo	Direct	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	12°45'47" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	16°39'47" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	13°54'29" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	1°37'55" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 18, 1978

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 18, 20:57 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Jun 18, 22:00 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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