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Where Were the Planets on May 18, 1979?

Quick Answer

On May 18, 1979, the Sun was in Taurus (26°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (56% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 18, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°19' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 27°27' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 18, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°57'21" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	May 21, 1979 into Gemini
Moon	20°23'53" Aquarius	Direct	May 17, 1979	May 19, 1979 into Pisces
Mercury	13°50'55" Taurus	Direct	May 10, 1979	May 26, 1979 into Gemini
Venus	0°34'51" Taurus	Direct	May 18, 1979	Jun 11, 1979 into Gemini
Mars	1°44'23" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1979	Jun 26, 1979 into Gemini
Jupiter	3°07'43" Leo	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	Sep 29, 1979 into Virgo
Saturn	7°08'38" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	18°38'24" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	19°43'20" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°50'06" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	13°56'43" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on May 18, 1979

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 56% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 18, 00:29 UTC	Venus enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
May 18, 23:57 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	27°26' Aquarius

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