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Where Were the Planets on October 31, 1978?

Quick Answer

On October 31, 1978, the Sun was in Scorpio (7°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 31, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°42' Libra at midnight UTC to 10°15' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 31, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°42'36" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1978	Nov 22, 1978 into Sagittarius
Moon	3°26'58" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 31, 1978	Nov 2, 1978 into Sagittarius
Mercury	26°02'43" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 14, 1978	Nov 3, 1978 into Sagittarius
Venus	19°19'55" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 7, 1978	Jan 7, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mars	28°53'04" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 19, 1978	Nov 2, 1978 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	8°01'51" Leo	Direct	Sep 5, 1978	Feb 28, 1979 into Cancer
Saturn	11°22'31" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	16°09'37" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	16°36'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	17°25'35" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	24°28'59" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on October 31, 1978

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 31, 05:52 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 31, 20:07 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	8°03' Scorpio
Oct 31, 20:20 UTC	The Sun square Jupiter	Exact square

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