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Where Were the Planets on August 22, 1978?

Quick Answer

On August 22, 1978, the Sun was in Leo (29°02' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (79% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Venus met Pluto in Libra. Intense attraction, jealousy, and frank talk about what a relationship really is.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 22, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°31' Aries at midnight UTC to 29°56' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 22, 1978
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun29°02'19" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon23°17'32" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury22°38'11" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Venus14°57'44" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars11°24'02" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter27°14'16" CancerDirect into Leo
Saturn3°19'40" VirgoDirect into Libra
Uranus12°45'29" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune15°33'02" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto14°50'04" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node28°11'24" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on August 22, 1978

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

DateEventDetail
Venus conjunct PlutoIntense attraction, jealousy, and frank talk about what a relationship really is.

Born on August 22, 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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