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Where Were the Planets on November 13, 1978?

Quick Answer

On November 13, 1978, the Sun was in Scorpio (20°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 13, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°00' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°13' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 13, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°45'16" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1978	Nov 22, 1978 into Sagittarius
Moon	4°39'02" Taurus	Direct	Nov 13, 1978	Nov 15, 1978 into Gemini
Mercury	13°00'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 3, 1978	Jan 8, 1979 into Capricorn
Venus	11°49'03" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 7, 1978	Jan 7, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mars	8°16'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 1978	Dec 12, 1978 into Capricorn
Jupiter	8°48'31" Leo	Direct	Sep 5, 1978	Feb 28, 1979 into Cancer
Saturn	12°24'42" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	16°58'13" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°02'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	17°53'51" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	23°47'41" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on November 13, 1978

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

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 13, 03:34 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on November 13, 1978?

The Sun, Venus and Uranus were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day is a Scorpio several times over.

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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