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Where Were the Planets on November 17, 1978?

Quick Answer

On November 17, 1978, the Sun was in Scorpio (24°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (93% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Mercury met Neptune in Sagittarius. Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 17, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°34' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°53' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 17, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°46'57" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1978	Nov 22, 1978 into Sagittarius
Moon	25°46'14" Gemini	Direct	Nov 15, 1978	Nov 17, 1978 into Cancer
Mercury	17°09'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 3, 1978	Jan 8, 1979 into Capricorn
Venus	9°49'31" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 7, 1978	Jan 7, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mars	11°12'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 1978	Dec 12, 1978 into Capricorn
Jupiter	8°56'37" Leo	Direct	Sep 5, 1978	Feb 28, 1979 into Cancer
Saturn	12°40'59" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	17°13'09" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°10'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	18°02'01" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	23°34'58" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on November 17, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 17, 12:35 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.
Nov 17, 20:15 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on November 17, 1978?

The Sun, Venus and Uranus were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day is a Scorpio several times over. Mercury and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Sagittarius, 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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