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Where Were the Planets on December 2, 1978?

Quick Answer

On December 2, 1978, the Sun was in Sagittarius (9°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (7% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Mercury met Neptune in Sagittarius while Mercury was retrograde. 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 December 2, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°00' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 16°46' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 2, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°57'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1978	Dec 22, 1978 into Capricorn
Moon	9°23'51" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 1, 1978	Dec 3, 1978 into Aquarius
Mercury	17°48'57" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 3, 1978	Jan 8, 1979 into Capricorn
Venus	7°38'45" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1978	Jan 7, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mars	22°18'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 1978	Dec 12, 1978 into Capricorn
Jupiter	8°59'07" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 5, 1978	Feb 28, 1979 into Cancer
Saturn	13°28'44" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	18°07'54" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°43'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	18°29'37" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	22°47'19" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on December 2, 1978

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 2, 13:45 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.

Born on December 2, 1978?

The Sun, Mercury, Mars and Neptune were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius 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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