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Where Were the Planets on August 10, 1978?

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On August 10, 1978, the Sun was in Leo (17°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (36% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Mercury met Saturn in Virgo while Mercury was retrograde. Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 10, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°29' Libra at midnight UTC to 7°33' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 10, 1978
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun17°30'21" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon0°59'08" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury1°39'29" VirgoRetrograde into Leo
Venus2°31'37" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars3°48'31" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter24°42'26" CancerDirect into Leo
Saturn1°49'13" VirgoDirect into Libra
Uranus12°29'23" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune15°37'26" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto14°30'21" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node28°49'31" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on August 10, 1978

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 36% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury conjunct SaturnSerious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations.
The Moon enters ScorpioLeaves Libra

Born on August 10, 1978?

Venus, Mars and Pluto were all in Libra, so everyone born that day carries a strong Libra 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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