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Where Were the Planets on May 30, 1979?

Quick Answer

On May 30, 1979, the Sun was in Gemini (8°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (20% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 30, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°53' Cancer at midnight UTC to 6°56' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 30, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°29'25" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1979	Jun 21, 1979 into Cancer
Moon	0°56'23" Leo	Direct	May 30, 1979	Jun 1, 1979 into Virgo
Mercury	9°08'11" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1979	Jun 9, 1979 into Cancer
Venus	15°07'10" Taurus	Direct	May 18, 1979	Jun 11, 1979 into Gemini
Mars	10°40'52" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1979	Jun 26, 1979 into Gemini
Jupiter	4°57'56" Leo	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	Sep 29, 1979 into Virgo
Saturn	7°27'09" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	18°09'25" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	19°25'00" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°37'42" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	13°18'36" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on May 30, 1979

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 20% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 30, 10:07 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Gemini, 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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