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Where Were the Planets on October 5, 1978?

Quick Answer

On October 5, 1978, the Sun was in Libra (11°53' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (12% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 5, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°36' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 28°12' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 5, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°53'42" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1978	Oct 23, 1978 into Scorpio
Moon	21°23'32" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 3, 1978	Oct 6, 1978 into Sagittarius
Mercury	15°34'49" Libra	Direct	Sep 26, 1978	Oct 14, 1978 into Scorpio
Venus	19°55'17" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1978	Jan 7, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mars	10°37'27" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 19, 1978	Nov 2, 1978 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	5°06'10" Leo	Direct	Sep 5, 1978	Feb 28, 1979 into Cancer
Saturn	8°43'52" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	14°37'30" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	15°56'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°24'40" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	25°51'36" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on October 5, 1978

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 5, 17:07 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Oct 5, 23:58 UTC	Mercury conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction

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