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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1978?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1978, the Sun was in Cancer (23°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (81% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°20' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 9°45' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°35'57" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1978	Jul 23, 1978 into Leo
Moon	2°30'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 16, 1978	Jul 18, 1978 into Capricorn
Mercury	19°49'05" Leo	Direct	Jul 2, 1978	Jul 27, 1978 into Virgo
Venus	5°00'35" Virgo	Direct	Jul 12, 1978	Aug 8, 1978 into Libra
Mars	18°32'24" Virgo	Direct	Jun 14, 1978	Aug 4, 1978 into Libra
Jupiter	19°11'02" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	28°51'07" Leo	Direct	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	12°19'31" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	15°59'45" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°02'11" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	0°08'57" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 16, 1978

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 07:49 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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