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Where Were the Planets on December 29, 1978?

Quick Answer

On December 29, 1978, the Sun was in Capricorn (7°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 29, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°28' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 10°29' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 29, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°24'59" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1978	Jan 20, 1979 into Aquarius
Moon	2°58'05" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1978	Dec 31, 1978 into Aquarius
Mercury	15°58'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 3, 1978	Jan 8, 1979 into Capricorn
Venus	22°18'10" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1978	Jan 7, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mars	12°46'52" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 1978	Jan 20, 1979 into Aquarius
Jupiter	7°15'20" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 5, 1978	Feb 28, 1979 into Cancer
Saturn	13°55'06" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	19°34'54" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°44'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°03'46" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	21°21'32" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on December 29, 1978

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 29, 07:15 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 29, 19:36 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	7°44' Capricorn

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