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Where Were the Planets on August 27, 1978?

Quick Answer

On August 27, 1978, the Sun was in Virgo (3°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (31% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 27, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°02' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°59' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 27, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°51'39" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1978	Sep 23, 1978 into Libra
Moon	26°01'49" Gemini	Direct	Aug 25, 1978	Aug 27, 1978 into Cancer
Mercury	20°25'43" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1978	Sep 9, 1978 into Virgo
Venus	19°55'36" Libra	Direct	Aug 8, 1978	Sep 7, 1978 into Scorpio
Mars	14°36'44" Libra	Direct	Aug 4, 1978	Sep 19, 1978 into Scorpio
Jupiter	28°15'26" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	3°57'41" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	12°54'14" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	15°32'33" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°59'16" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	27°55'30" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on August 27, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 31% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 27, 14:52 UTC	The Sun conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Aug 27, 19:58 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Aug 27, 22:57 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile

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