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Where Were the Planets on November 30, 1978?

Quick Answer

On November 30, 1978, the Sun was in Sagittarius (7°55' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 30, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°45' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 17°16' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 30, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°55'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1978	Dec 22, 1978 into Capricorn
Moon	9°59'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 29, 1978	Dec 1, 1978 into Capricorn
Mercury	19°46'55" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 3, 1978	Jan 8, 1979 into Capricorn
Venus	7°24'45" Scorpio	Stationing retrograde	Sep 7, 1978	Jan 7, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mars	20°48'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 1978	Dec 12, 1978 into Capricorn
Jupiter	9°01'22" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 5, 1978	Feb 28, 1979 into Cancer
Saturn	13°23'39" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	18°00'46" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°39'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	18°26'14" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	22°53'40" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on November 30, 1978

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 30, 08:20 UTC	New Moon in Sagittarius	7°46' Sagittarius

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