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Where Were the Planets on July 31, 1978?

Quick Answer

On July 31, 1978, the Sun was in Leo (7°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (11% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 31, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°19' Gemini at midnight UTC to 5°12' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 31, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°55'27" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1978	Aug 23, 1978 into Virgo
Moon	29°16'24" Gemini	Direct	Jul 29, 1978	Jul 31, 1978 into Cancer
Mercury	2°10'45" Virgo	Direct	Jul 27, 1978	Aug 13, 1978 into Leo
Venus	21°43'47" Virgo	Direct	Jul 12, 1978	Aug 8, 1978 into Libra
Mars	27°36'30" Virgo	Direct	Jun 14, 1978	Aug 4, 1978 into Libra
Jupiter	22°31'37" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	0°35'43" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	12°21'32" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	15°44'24" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°16'51" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	29°21'18" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on July 31, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 31, 13:28 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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