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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 1978?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 1978, the Sun was in Sagittarius (25°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (92% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°14' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°08' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°11'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1978	Dec 22, 1978 into Capricorn
Moon	28°12'21" Cancer	Direct	Dec 15, 1978	Dec 17, 1978 into Leo
Mercury	5°37'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 3, 1978	Jan 8, 1979 into Capricorn
Venus	13°37'33" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1978	Jan 7, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mars	3°36'38" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 1978	Jan 20, 1979 into Aquarius
Jupiter	8°17'29" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 5, 1978	Feb 28, 1979 into Cancer
Saturn	13°53'15" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	18°58'43" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°17'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	18°51'22" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	21°59'39" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on December 17, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 15:37 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Dec 17, 22:30 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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