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Where Were the Planets on December 14, 1978?

Quick Answer

On December 14, 1978, the Sun was in Sagittarius (22°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 14, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°42' Gemini at midnight UTC to 28°02' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 14, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°08'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1978	Dec 22, 1978 into Capricorn
Moon	21°54'01" Gemini	Direct	Dec 12, 1978	Dec 15, 1978 into Cancer
Mercury	5°28'20" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 3, 1978	Jan 8, 1979 into Capricorn
Venus	11°54'57" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1978	Jan 7, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mars	1°20'07" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 1978	Jan 20, 1979 into Aquarius
Jupiter	8°29'11" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 5, 1978	Feb 28, 1979 into Cancer
Saturn	13°50'17" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	18°48'59" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°10'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	18°47'33" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	22°09'11" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on December 14, 1978

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 14, 12:31 UTC	Full Moon in Gemini	22°10' Gemini

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