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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1979?

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On January 1, 1979, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (11% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were 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 January 1, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°45' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 25°37' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1979
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun10°28'31" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon18°13'46" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mercury19°46'02" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Venus24°49'51" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mars15°05'24" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Jupiter6°56'23" LeoRetrograde into Cancer
Saturn13°53'04" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Uranus19°43'10" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune18°50'47" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto19°06'07" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node21°12'00" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on January 1, 1979

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on January 1, 1979?

Mercury and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Sagittarius, 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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