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Where Were the Planets on December 24, 1978?

Quick Answer

On December 24, 1978, the Sun was in Capricorn (2°19' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (33% 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 24, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°15' Libra at midnight UTC to 29°09' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 24, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°19'12" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1978	Jan 20, 1979 into Aquarius
Moon	22°39'17" Libra	Direct	Dec 22, 1978	Dec 25, 1978 into Scorpio
Mercury	10°24'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 3, 1978	Jan 8, 1979 into Capricorn
Venus	18°22'35" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1978	Jan 7, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mars	8°56'48" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 1978	Jan 20, 1979 into Aquarius
Jupiter	7°44'03" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 5, 1978	Feb 28, 1979 into Cancer
Saturn	13°56'16" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	19°20'24" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°33'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	18°59'11" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	21°37'25" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on December 24, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 33% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

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Venus and Uranus sat less than a degree 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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