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Where Were the Planets on September 29, 1978?

Quick Answer

On September 29, 1978, the Sun was in Libra (5°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (8% illuminated). No planets 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 September 29, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°53' Leo at midnight UTC to 10°04' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 29, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°59'21" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1978	Oct 23, 1978 into Scorpio
Moon	3°57'48" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1978	Oct 1, 1978 into Libra
Mercury	5°04'37" Libra	Direct	Sep 26, 1978	Oct 14, 1978 into Scorpio
Venus	16°53'41" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1978	Jan 7, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mars	6°30'46" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 19, 1978	Nov 2, 1978 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	4°12'37" Leo	Direct	Sep 5, 1978	Feb 28, 1979 into Cancer
Saturn	8°02'24" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	14°18'14" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	15°49'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°10'32" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	26°10'40" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on September 29, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 29, 04:11 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on September 29, 1978?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over. The Sun and Mercury 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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