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Where Were the Planets on January 28, 1979?

Quick Answer

On January 28, 1979, the Sun was in Aquarius (7°58' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

The New Moon fell at 7°44' Aquarius. Mercury moved from Capricorn into Aquarius.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 28, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°41' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 18°58' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 28, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°58'07" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1979	Feb 19, 1979 into Pisces
Moon	11°20'43" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 27, 1979	Jan 29, 1979 into Pisces
Mercury	29°56'41" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 8, 1979	Jan 28, 1979 into Aquarius
Venus	21°24'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1979	Feb 5, 1979 into Capricorn
Mars	6°05'45" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1979	Feb 27, 1979 into Pisces
Jupiter	3°31'19" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 5, 1978	Feb 28, 1979 into Cancer
Saturn	12°52'59" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	20°40'07" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	19°42'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°12'46" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	19°46'13" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on January 28, 1979

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 28, 06:20 UTC	New Moon in Aquarius	7°44' Aquarius
Jan 28, 12:48 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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Venus and Neptune sat 2 degrees apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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