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Where Were the Planets on July 5, 1978?

Quick Answer

On July 5, 1978, the Sun was in Cancer (13°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 5, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°09' Cancer at midnight UTC to 20°00' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 5, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°06'27" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1978	Jul 23, 1978 into Leo
Moon	14°05'26" Cancer	Direct	Jul 4, 1978	Jul 6, 1978 into Leo
Mercury	4°15'47" Leo	Direct	Jul 2, 1978	Jul 27, 1978 into Virgo
Venus	22°26'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 16, 1978	Jul 12, 1978 into Virgo
Mars	12°04'17" Virgo	Direct	Jun 14, 1978	Aug 4, 1978 into Libra
Jupiter	16°42'30" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	27°40'25" Leo	Direct	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	12°25'23" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	16°14'07" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	13°56'02" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	0°43'54" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 5, 1978

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 5, 09:51 UTC	New Moon in Cancer	13°01' Cancer

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