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Where Were the Planets on June 21, 1979?

Quick Answer

On June 21, 1979, the Sun was in Gemini (29°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (10% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 21, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°09' Taurus at midnight UTC to 0°19' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 21, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°31'30" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1979	Jun 21, 1979 into Cancer
Moon	23°46'13" Taurus	Direct	Jun 19, 1979	Jun 21, 1979 into Gemini
Mercury	21°42'49" Cancer	Direct	Jun 9, 1979	Jun 27, 1979 into Leo
Venus	11°51'01" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 1979	Jul 6, 1979 into Cancer
Mars	26°43'14" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1979	Jun 26, 1979 into Gemini
Jupiter	8°54'01" Leo	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	Sep 29, 1979 into Virgo
Saturn	8°37'00" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	17°25'11" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°49'35" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°25'52" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	12°08'42" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on June 21, 1979

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 21, 23:22 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jun 21, 23:56 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice

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