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Where Were the Planets on October 22, 1978?

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On October 22, 1978, the Sun was in Libra (28°43' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (64% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Venus met Mars in Scorpio while Venus was retrograde. Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 22, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°06' Cancer at midnight UTC to 18°05' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 22, 1978
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun28°43'47" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon12°07'23" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury12°51'04" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Venus22°25'39" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Mars22°28'55" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter7°12'27" LeoDirect into Cancer
Saturn10°32'08" VirgoDirect into Libra
Uranus15°36'33" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune16°20'59" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto17°04'52" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node24°57'35" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on October 22, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus conjunct MarsDesire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat.

Born on October 22, 1978?

Mercury, Venus, Mars and Uranus were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day carries a strong Scorpio streak alongside their Libra Sun. Venus and Mars 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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