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Where Were the Planets on June 4, 1979?

Quick Answer

On June 4, 1979, the Sun was in Gemini (13°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (65% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 4, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°23' Virgo at midnight UTC to 6°28' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 4, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°16'54" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1979	Jun 21, 1979 into Cancer
Moon	0°24'23" Libra	Direct	Jun 4, 1979	Jun 6, 1979 into Scorpio
Mercury	20°03'09" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1979	Jun 9, 1979 into Cancer
Venus	21°11'06" Taurus	Direct	May 18, 1979	Jun 11, 1979 into Gemini
Mars	14°22'02" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1979	Jun 26, 1979 into Gemini
Jupiter	5°48'07" Leo	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	Sep 29, 1979 into Virgo
Saturn	7°39'07" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	17°58'08" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	19°17'00" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°33'42" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	13°02'42" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on June 4, 1979

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 4, 03:31 UTC	Mercury opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
Jun 4, 11:11 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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