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Where Were the Planets on June 18, 1979?

Quick Answer

On June 18, 1979, the Sun was in Gemini (26°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (36% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 18, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°26' Aries at midnight UTC to 20°11' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 18, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°39'40" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1979	Jun 21, 1979 into Cancer
Moon	13°20'41" Aries	Direct	Jun 17, 1979	Jun 19, 1979 into Taurus
Mercury	16°56'38" Cancer	Direct	Jun 9, 1979	Jun 27, 1979 into Leo
Venus	8°11'51" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 1979	Jul 6, 1979 into Cancer
Mars	24°33'39" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1979	Jun 26, 1979 into Gemini
Jupiter	8°19'41" Leo	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	Sep 29, 1979 into Virgo
Saturn	8°24'57" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	17°30'17" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°54'22" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°26'35" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	12°18'14" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on June 18, 1979

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 36% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 18, 04:46 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square
Jun 18, 15:03 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Jun 18, 16:33 UTC	Venus square Saturn	Exact square
Jun 18, 20:02 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine

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