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Where Were the Planets on November 28, 1978?

Quick Answer

On November 28, 1978, the Sun was in Sagittarius (5°53' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (5% illuminated). Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 28, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°42' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 18°31' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 28, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°53'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1978	Dec 22, 1978 into Capricorn
Moon	11°34'24" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 27, 1978	Nov 29, 1978 into Sagittarius
Mercury	21°03'12" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 3, 1978	Jan 8, 1979 into Capricorn
Venus	7°20'09" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Sep 7, 1978	Jan 7, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mars	19°19'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 1978	Dec 12, 1978 into Capricorn
Jupiter	9°02'49" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 5, 1978	Feb 28, 1979 into Cancer
Saturn	13°18'10" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	17°53'34" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°34'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	18°22'46" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	23°00'02" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on November 28, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on November 28, 1978?

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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