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Where Were the Planets on April 14, 1979?

Quick Answer

On April 14, 1979, the Sun was in Aries (23°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 14, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°37' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 23°43' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 14, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°56'48" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1979	Apr 20, 1979 into Taurus
Moon	17°09'00" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 13, 1979	Apr 15, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mercury	27°56'37" Pisces	Direct	Mar 28, 1979	Apr 17, 1979 into Aries
Venus	19°34'37" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1979	Apr 23, 1979 into Aries
Mars	5°47'17" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1979	May 16, 1979 into Taurus
Jupiter	29°35'57" Cancer	Direct	Feb 28, 1979	Apr 20, 1979 into Leo
Saturn	7°37'03" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	20°01'08" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°21'35" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	17°40'35" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	15°44'45" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on April 14, 1979

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 14, 20:34 UTC	Venus trine Uranus	Exact trine

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