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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1978?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1978, the Sun was in Virgo (0°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (70% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°56' Aries at midnight UTC to 12°56' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°00'08" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1978	Sep 23, 1978 into Libra
Moon	6°30'03" Taurus	Direct	Aug 23, 1978	Aug 25, 1978 into Gemini
Mercury	21°59'29" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1978	Sep 9, 1978 into Virgo
Venus	15°58'00" Libra	Direct	Aug 8, 1978	Sep 7, 1978 into Scorpio
Mars	12°02'26" Libra	Direct	Aug 4, 1978	Sep 19, 1978 into Scorpio
Jupiter	27°26'37" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	3°27'15" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	12°47'08" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	15°32'52" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°51'51" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	28°08'13" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on August 23, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 70% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 00:05 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Aug 23, 02:00 UTC	Venus sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Aug 23, 11:56 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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