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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 1979?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 1979, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Mercury squared Pluto. Pressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°47' Libra at midnight UTC to 7°35' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°50'54" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1979	Feb 19, 1979 into Pisces
Moon	1°08'54" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 21, 1979	Jan 23, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mercury	18°48'06" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 8, 1979	Jan 28, 1979 into Aquarius
Venus	14°01'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1979	Feb 5, 1979 into Capricorn
Mars	0°36'54" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1979	Feb 27, 1979 into Pisces
Jupiter	4°27'33" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 5, 1978	Feb 28, 1979 into Cancer
Saturn	13°15'14" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	20°28'38" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	19°30'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°13'32" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	20°08'27" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on January 21, 1979

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 21, 09:50 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jan 21, 11:24 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio	0°49' Scorpio
Jan 21, 18:31 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Pressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling.

Born on January 21, 1979?

The Sun and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Aquarius, 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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