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Where Were the Planets on April 26, 1979?

Quick Answer

On April 26, 1979, the Sun was in Taurus (5°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 26, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°58' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°55' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 26, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°39'47" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	May 21, 1979 into Gemini
Moon	4°59'22" Taurus	Direct	Apr 26, 1979	Apr 28, 1979 into Gemini
Mercury	8°57'44" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1979	May 10, 1979 into Taurus
Venus	4°00'48" Aries	Direct	Apr 23, 1979	May 18, 1979 into Taurus
Mars	15°02'32" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1979	May 16, 1979 into Taurus
Jupiter	0°31'07" Leo	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	Sep 29, 1979 into Virgo
Saturn	7°13'30" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	19°33'24" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°11'08" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	17°20'57" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	15°06'37" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on April 26, 1979

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 26, 03:27 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 26, 13:15 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	5°43' Taurus

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