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Where Were the Planets on December 22, 1978?

Quick Answer

On December 22, 1978, the Sun was in Capricorn (0°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 22, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°33' Virgo at midnight UTC to 3°44' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 22, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°16'57" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1978	Jan 20, 1979 into Aquarius
Moon	27°37'33" Virgo	Direct	Dec 20, 1978	Dec 22, 1978 into Libra
Mercury	8°34'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 3, 1978	Jan 8, 1979 into Capricorn
Venus	16°55'18" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1978	Jan 7, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mars	7°25'06" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 1978	Jan 20, 1979 into Aquarius
Jupiter	7°54'26" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 5, 1978	Feb 28, 1979 into Cancer
Saturn	13°55'58" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	19°14'21" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°28'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	18°57'07" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	21°43'46" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on December 22, 1978

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 22, 05:20 UTC	The Sun enters Capricorn	December Solstice
Dec 22, 16:39 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Dec 22, 17:42 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	0°31' Libra

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