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Where Were the Planets on October 1, 1978?

Quick Answer

On October 1, 1978, the Sun was in Libra (7°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% 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 October 1, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°30' Virgo at midnight UTC to 5°08' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 1, 1978
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun7°57'20" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon28°47'56" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury8°38'00" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Venus17°59'58" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mars7°52'44" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter4°30'57" LeoDirect into Cancer
Saturn8°16'23" VirgoDirect into Libra
Uranus14°24'32" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune15°51'46" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto16°15'14" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node26°04'18" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on October 1, 1978

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LibraLeaves Virgo

Born on October 1, 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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