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Where Were the Planets on December 10, 1978?

Quick Answer

On December 10, 1978, the Sun was in Sagittarius (18°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (84% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

The Sun met Neptune in Sagittarius. Edges blur. Strong on imagination and compassion, weak on clarity.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 10, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°37' Aries at midnight UTC to 7°39' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 10, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°04'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1978	Dec 22, 1978 into Capricorn
Moon	1°10'29" Taurus	Direct	Dec 10, 1978	Dec 12, 1978 into Gemini
Mercury	7°45'35" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 3, 1978	Jan 8, 1979 into Capricorn
Venus	9°59'56" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1978	Jan 7, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mars	28°18'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 1978	Dec 12, 1978 into Capricorn
Jupiter	8°42'14" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 5, 1978	Feb 28, 1979 into Cancer
Saturn	13°44'49" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	18°35'39" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°01'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	18°42'02" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	22°21'54" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on December 10, 1978

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 10, 09:50 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Dec 10, 10:54 UTC	The Sun conjunct Neptune	Edges blur. Strong on imagination and compassion, weak on clarity.

Born on December 10, 1978?

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