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Where Were the Planets on June 26, 1979?

Quick Answer

On June 26, 1979, the Sun was in Cancer (4°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 26, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°59' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°07' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 26, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°17'48" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1979	Jul 23, 1979 into Leo
Moon	27°04'57" Cancer	Direct	Jun 24, 1979	Jun 26, 1979 into Leo
Mercury	28°49'22" Cancer	Direct	Jun 9, 1979	Jun 27, 1979 into Leo
Venus	17°56'38" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 1979	Jul 6, 1979 into Cancer
Mars	0°17'59" Gemini	Direct	Jun 26, 1979	Aug 8, 1979 into Cancer
Jupiter	9°52'32" Leo	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	Sep 29, 1979 into Virgo
Saturn	8°58'43" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	17°17'28" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°41'44" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°25'22" Libra	Stationing direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	11°52'48" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on June 26, 1979

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 26, 01:54 UTC	Mars enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jun 26, 17:46 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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