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Where Were the Planets on November 12, 1978?

Quick Answer

On November 12, 1978, the Sun was in Scorpio (19°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 12, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°36' Aries at midnight UTC to 28°00' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 12, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°44'55" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1978	Nov 22, 1978 into Sagittarius
Moon	21°19'57" Aries	Direct	Nov 10, 1978	Nov 13, 1978 into Taurus
Mercury	11°51'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 3, 1978	Jan 8, 1979 into Capricorn
Venus	12°22'39" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 7, 1978	Jan 7, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mars	7°33'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 1978	Dec 12, 1978 into Capricorn
Jupiter	8°46'02" Leo	Direct	Sep 5, 1978	Feb 28, 1979 into Cancer
Saturn	12°20'24" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	16°54'29" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°00'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	17°51'46" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	23°50'52" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on November 12, 1978

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 12, 13:24 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Nov 12, 22:41 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square

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