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Where Were the Planets on February 26, 1979?

Quick Answer

On February 26, 1979, the Sun was in Pisces (7°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 26, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°55' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 12°02' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 26, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°17'33" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1979	Mar 21, 1979 into Aries
Moon	4°29'53" Pisces	Direct	Feb 26, 1979	Feb 28, 1979 into Aries
Mercury	21°20'47" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1979	Mar 3, 1979 into Aries
Venus	23°56'09" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 5, 1979	Mar 3, 1979 into Aquarius
Mars	28°56'03" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1979	Feb 27, 1979 into Pisces
Jupiter	0°12'01" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 5, 1978	Feb 28, 1979 into Cancer
Saturn	10°48'15" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	20°59'55" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°19'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	18°52'11" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	18°14'04" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on February 26, 1979

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

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 26, 04:52 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 26, 07:14 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine
Feb 26, 16:54 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Pisces	7°29' Pisces

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