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Where Were the Planets on July 12, 1978?

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On July 12, 1978, the Sun was in Cancer (19°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (40% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Venus moved from Leo into Virgo. Mars squared Neptune. Low drive, mixed motives and wasted effort.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 12, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°11' Libra at midnight UTC to 14°51' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 12, 1978
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun19°47'03" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon8°28'55" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury14°41'33" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus0°27'51" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars16°10'09" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter18°17'04" CancerDirect into Leo
Saturn28°24'44" LeoDirect into Virgo
Uranus12°20'57" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune16°04'43" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto13°59'29" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node0°21'40" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on July 12, 1978

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 40% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus enters VirgoLeaves Leo
Mars square NeptuneLow drive, mixed motives and wasted effort.

Born on July 12, 1978?

The Sun and Jupiter sat 1 degrees apart in Cancer, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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