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Where Were the Planets on January 23, 1979?

Quick Answer

On January 23, 1979, the Sun was in Aquarius (2°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (29% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 23, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°50' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 4°32' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 23, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°53'00" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1979	Feb 19, 1979 into Pisces
Moon	27°37'58" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 21, 1979	Jan 23, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mercury	21°56'07" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 8, 1979	Jan 28, 1979 into Aquarius
Venus	16°06'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1979	Feb 5, 1979 into Capricorn
Mars	2°10'43" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1979	Feb 27, 1979 into Pisces
Jupiter	4°11'29" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 5, 1978	Feb 28, 1979 into Cancer
Saturn	13°09'18" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	20°32'10" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	19°34'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°13'30" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	20°02'06" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on January 23, 1979

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 23, 16:07 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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