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Where Were the Planets on August 21, 1978?

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On August 21, 1978, the Sun was in Leo (28°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (87% 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 21, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°39' Aries at midnight UTC to 16°30' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 21, 1978
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun28°04'32" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon9°38'51" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury23°21'24" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Venus13°57'09" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars10°45'43" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter27°01'53" CancerDirect into Leo
Saturn3°12'04" VirgoDirect into Libra
Uranus12°43'53" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune15°33'14" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto14°48'17" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node28°14'34" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on August 21, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on August 21, 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 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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