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Where Were the Planets on June 27, 1978?

Quick Answer

On June 27, 1978, the Sun was in Cancer (5°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 27, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°56' Pisces at midnight UTC to 12°10' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 27, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°28'38" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1978	Jul 23, 1978 into Leo
Moon	5°36'51" Aries	Direct	Jun 27, 1978	Jun 29, 1978 into Taurus
Mercury	20°11'32" Cancer	Direct	Jun 17, 1978	Jul 2, 1978 into Leo
Venus	13°10'01" Leo	Direct	Jun 16, 1978	Jul 12, 1978 into Virgo
Mars	7°28'28" Virgo	Direct	Jun 14, 1978	Aug 4, 1978 into Libra
Jupiter	14°54'43" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	26°53'07" Leo	Direct	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	12°33'22" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	16°25'48" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	13°54'06" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	1°09'19" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 27, 1978

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 27, 01:52 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Jun 27, 11:44 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aries	5°28' Aries

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