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Where Were the Planets on August 25, 1978?

Quick Answer

On August 25, 1978, the Sun was in Virgo (1°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 25, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°35' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°55' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 25, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°55'50" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1978	Sep 23, 1978 into Libra
Moon	1°47'31" Gemini	Direct	Aug 25, 1978	Aug 27, 1978 into Cancer
Mercury	20°59'01" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1978	Sep 9, 1978 into Virgo
Venus	17°57'30" Libra	Direct	Aug 8, 1978	Sep 7, 1978 into Scorpio
Mars	13°19'26" Libra	Direct	Aug 4, 1978	Sep 19, 1978 into Scorpio
Jupiter	27°51'08" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	3°42'28" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	12°50'36" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	15°32'39" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°55'31" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	28°01'52" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on August 25, 1978

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 25, 08:31 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Aug 25, 12:18 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	1°56' Gemini

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