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Where Were the Planets on June 29, 1978?

Quick Answer

On June 29, 1978, the Sun was in Cancer (7°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (30% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 29, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°03' Aries at midnight UTC to 7°38' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 29, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°23'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1978	Jul 23, 1978 into Leo
Moon	1°23'33" Taurus	Direct	Jun 29, 1978	Jul 1, 1978 into Gemini
Mercury	23°55'18" Cancer	Direct	Jun 17, 1978	Jul 2, 1978 into Leo
Venus	15°29'34" Leo	Direct	Jun 16, 1978	Jul 12, 1978 into Virgo
Mars	8°36'52" Virgo	Direct	Jun 14, 1978	Aug 4, 1978 into Libra
Jupiter	15°21'36" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	27°04'35" Leo	Direct	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	12°31'05" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	16°22'48" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	13°54'23" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	1°02'58" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 29, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 29, 09:20 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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