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Where Were the Planets on August 14, 1978?

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On August 14, 1978, the Sun was in Leo (21°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (79% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 14, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°03' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 3°38' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 14, 1978
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun21°20'43" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon26°18'30" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury29°07'09" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Venus6°44'41" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars6°19'17" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter25°33'46" CancerDirect into Leo
Saturn2°19'11" VirgoDirect into Libra
Uranus12°33'58" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune15°35'29" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto14°36'32" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node28°36'49" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on August 14, 1978

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CapricornLeaves Sagittarius

Born on August 14, 1978?

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