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Where Were the Planets on May 21, 1979?

Quick Answer

On May 21, 1979, the Sun was in Taurus (29°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (23% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun entered Gemini, and Gemini season began. Venus met Mars in Taurus. Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 21, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°37' Pisces at midnight UTC to 9°35' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 21, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°50'37" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	May 21, 1979 into Gemini
Moon	2°37'21" Aries	Direct	May 21, 1979	May 23, 1979 into Taurus
Mercury	19°50'32" Taurus	Direct	May 10, 1979	May 26, 1979 into Gemini
Venus	4°12'45" Taurus	Direct	May 18, 1979	Jun 11, 1979 into Gemini
Mars	3°59'13" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1979	Jun 26, 1979 into Gemini
Jupiter	3°33'48" Leo	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	Sep 29, 1979 into Virgo
Saturn	7°11'52" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	18°30'58" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	19°38'54" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°46'39" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	13°47'11" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on May 21, 1979

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 21, 00:18 UTC	Venus conjunct Mars	Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat.
May 21, 07:30 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
May 21, 15:54 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on May 21, 1979?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over. Venus and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Taurus, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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