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Where Were the Planets on October 2, 1978?

Quick Answer

On October 2, 1978, the Sun was in Libra (8°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 2, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°09' Libra at midnight UTC to 18°03' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 2, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°56'22" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1978	Oct 23, 1978 into Scorpio
Moon	11°34'39" Libra	Direct	Oct 1, 1978	Oct 3, 1978 into Scorpio
Mercury	10°23'28" Libra	Direct	Sep 26, 1978	Oct 14, 1978 into Scorpio
Venus	18°31'02" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1978	Jan 7, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mars	8°33'49" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 19, 1978	Nov 2, 1978 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	4°39'56" Leo	Direct	Sep 5, 1978	Feb 28, 1979 into Cancer
Saturn	8°23'19" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	14°27'44" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	15°52'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°17'35" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	26°01'08" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on October 2, 1978

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 2, 04:38 UTC	Mars sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Oct 2, 06:27 UTC	Partial Solar Eclipse in Libra	8°42' Libra

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