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Where Were the Planets on October 12, 1978?

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On October 12, 1978, the Sun was in Libra (18°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (83% 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 12, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°45' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 6°58' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 12, 1978
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun18°48'31" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon29°52'42" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mercury27°13'11" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Venus22°11'31" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mars15°28'13" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter6°02'59" LeoDirect into Cancer
Saturn9°30'16" VirgoDirect into Libra
Uranus15°01'08" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune16°05'37" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto16°41'17" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node25°29'21" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on October 12, 1978

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters PiscesLeaves Aquarius

Born on October 12, 1978?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over. Mars and Uranus sat less than a degree apart in Scorpio, 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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