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Where Were the Planets on July 2, 1979?

Quick Answer

On July 2, 1979, the Sun was in Cancer (10°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 2, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°25' Libra at midnight UTC to 14°30' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 2, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°01'08" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1979	Jul 23, 1979 into Leo
Moon	8°26'34" Libra	Direct	Jul 1, 1979	Jul 4, 1979 into Scorpio
Mercury	5°52'11" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 1979	Sep 2, 1979 into Virgo
Venus	25°15'54" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 1979	Jul 6, 1979 into Cancer
Mars	4°33'35" Gemini	Direct	Jun 26, 1979	Aug 8, 1979 into Cancer
Jupiter	11°04'36" Leo	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	Sep 29, 1979 into Virgo
Saturn	9°27'19" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	17°09'35" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°32'38" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°25'51" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	11°33'45" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on July 2, 1979

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 2, 15:24 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	10°09' Libra

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