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Where Were the Planets on November 7, 1978?

Quick Answer

On November 7, 1978, the Sun was in Scorpio (14°43' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 7, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°17' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 19°24' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 7, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°43'31" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1978	Nov 22, 1978 into Sagittarius
Moon	12°22'26" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1978	Nov 8, 1978 into Pisces
Mercury	5°37'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 3, 1978	Jan 8, 1979 into Capricorn
Venus	15°21'53" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 7, 1978	Jan 7, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mars	3°55'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 1978	Dec 12, 1978 into Capricorn
Jupiter	8°30'47" Leo	Direct	Sep 5, 1978	Feb 28, 1979 into Cancer
Saturn	11°57'42" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	16°35'45" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	16°50'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	17°41'07" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	24°06'45" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on November 7, 1978

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 7, 16:18 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aquarius	14°54' Aquarius
Nov 7, 21:31 UTC	The Sun conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction

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