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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1978?

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On August 20, 1978, the Sun was in Leo (27°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% 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 20, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°21' Pisces at midnight UTC to 2°38' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1978
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun27°06'47" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon25°33'29" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mercury24°08'10" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Venus12°56'16" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars10°07'27" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter26°49'26" CancerDirect into Leo
Saturn3°04'29" VirgoDirect into Libra
Uranus12°42'19" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune15°33'28" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto14°46'32" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node28°17'45" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on August 20, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters AriesLeaves Pisces

Born on August 20, 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 Pluto sat 2 degrees 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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