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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1978?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1978, the Sun was in Libra (23°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°36' Taurus at midnight UTC to 15°53' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°45'43" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1978	Oct 23, 1978 into Scorpio
Moon	9°17'18" Taurus	Direct	Oct 16, 1978	Oct 19, 1978 into Gemini
Mercury	5°10'07" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 14, 1978	Nov 3, 1978 into Sagittarius
Venus	22°47'37" Scorpio	Stationing retrograde	Sep 7, 1978	Jan 7, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mars	18°57'46" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 19, 1978	Nov 2, 1978 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	6°39'31" Leo	Direct	Sep 5, 1978	Feb 28, 1979 into Cancer
Saturn	10°01'54" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	15°18'37" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	16°12'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°53'06" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	25°13'28" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on October 17, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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