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Where Were the Planets on December 23, 1978?

Quick Answer

On December 23, 1978, the Sun was in Capricorn (1°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (43% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 23, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°45' Libra at midnight UTC to 16°14' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 23, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°18'04" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1978	Jan 20, 1979 into Aquarius
Moon	9°57'43" Libra	Direct	Dec 22, 1978	Dec 25, 1978 into Scorpio
Mercury	9°26'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 3, 1978	Jan 8, 1979 into Capricorn
Venus	17°38'24" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1978	Jan 7, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mars	8°10'55" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 1978	Jan 20, 1979 into Aquarius
Jupiter	7°49'19" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 5, 1978	Feb 28, 1979 into Cancer
Saturn	13°56'10" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	19°17'23" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°31'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	18°58'10" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	21°40'36" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on December 23, 1978

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on December 23, 1978?

Venus and Uranus sat 2 degrees apart in Scorpio, 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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