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Where Were the Planets on November 22, 1978?

Quick Answer

On November 22, 1978, the Sun was in Scorpio (29°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 22, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°38' Leo at midnight UTC to 1°30' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 22, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°49'42" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1978	Nov 22, 1978 into Sagittarius
Moon	25°33'53" Leo	Direct	Nov 20, 1978	Nov 22, 1978 into Virgo
Mercury	20°46'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 3, 1978	Jan 8, 1979 into Capricorn
Venus	8°05'23" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 7, 1978	Jan 7, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mars	14°52'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 1978	Dec 12, 1978 into Capricorn
Jupiter	9°02'24" Leo	Direct	Sep 5, 1978	Feb 28, 1979 into Cancer
Saturn	12°59'20" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	17°31'40" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°21'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	18°11'47" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	23°19'05" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on November 22, 1978

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 22, 16:04 UTC	The Sun enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 22, 20:57 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Nov 22, 21:24 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Virgo	0°13' Virgo

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