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Where Were the Planets on July 1, 1978?

Quick Answer

On July 1, 1978, the Sun was in Cancer (9°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (14% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 1, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°01' Taurus at midnight UTC to 2°12' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 1, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°17'31" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1978	Jul 23, 1978 into Leo
Moon	26°08'06" Taurus	Direct	Jun 29, 1978	Jul 1, 1978 into Gemini
Mercury	27°30'38" Cancer	Direct	Jun 17, 1978	Jul 2, 1978 into Leo
Venus	17°48'48" Leo	Direct	Jun 16, 1978	Jul 12, 1978 into Virgo
Mars	9°45'39" Virgo	Direct	Jun 14, 1978	Aug 4, 1978 into Libra
Jupiter	15°48'32" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	27°16'17" Leo	Direct	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	12°28'59" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	16°19'51" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	13°54'48" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	0°56'37" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 1, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 14% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 1, 19:37 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on July 1, 1978?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day is a Cancer several times over.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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