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Where Were the Planets on July 27, 1978?

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On July 27, 1978, the Sun was in Leo (4°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (44% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Mercury met Saturn in Virgo. Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations. Mercury moved from Leo into Virgo.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 27, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°20' Taurus at midnight UTC to 16°54' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 27, 1978
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun4°05'56" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon10°40'31" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury0°09'27" VirgoDirect into Leo
Venus17°19'34" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars25°09'46" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter21°38'31" CancerDirect into Leo
Saturn0°07'03" VirgoDirect into Libra
Uranus12°19'51" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune15°47'57" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto14°12'15" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node29°34'00" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on July 27, 1978

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury enters VirgoLeaves Leo
Mercury conjunct SaturnSerious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations.

Born on July 27, 1978?

Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day carries a strong Virgo streak alongside their Leo Sun. Mercury and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Virgo, 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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