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Where Were the Planets on July 26, 1978?

Quick Answer

On July 26, 1978, the Sun was in Leo (3°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 26, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°26' Aries at midnight UTC to 4°20' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 26, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°08'36" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1978	Aug 23, 1978 into Virgo
Moon	27°56'20" Aries	Direct	Jul 24, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Taurus
Mercury	29°29'11" Leo	Direct	Jul 2, 1978	Jul 27, 1978 into Virgo
Venus	16°13'06" Virgo	Direct	Jul 12, 1978	Aug 8, 1978 into Libra
Mars	24°33'16" Virgo	Direct	Jun 14, 1978	Aug 4, 1978 into Libra
Jupiter	21°25'11" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	29°59'58" Leo	Direct	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	12°19'34" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	15°48'54" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°11'11" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	29°37'11" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on July 26, 1978

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 26, 03:23 UTC	Venus square Neptune	Exact square
Jul 26, 12:06 UTC	Saturn enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Jul 26, 15:50 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jul 26, 22:31 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	3°34' Taurus

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