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Where Were the Planets on June 24, 1979?

Quick Answer

On June 24, 1979, the Sun was in Cancer (2°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 24, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°06' Gemini at midnight UTC to 8°38' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 24, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°23'18" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1979	Jul 23, 1979 into Leo
Moon	2°24'21" Cancer	Direct	Jun 24, 1979	Jun 26, 1979 into Leo
Mercury	26°06'28" Cancer	Direct	Jun 9, 1979	Jun 27, 1979 into Leo
Venus	15°30'20" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 1979	Jul 6, 1979 into Cancer
Mars	28°52'16" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1979	Jun 26, 1979 into Gemini
Jupiter	9°28'57" Leo	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	Sep 29, 1979 into Virgo
Saturn	8°49'48" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	17°20'25" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°44'51" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°25'28" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	11°59'10" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on June 24, 1979

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 24, 07:24 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jun 24, 11:58 UTC	New Moon in Cancer	2°23' Cancer

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