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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 1979?

Quick Answer

On July 8, 1979, the Sun was in Cancer (15°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 8, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°21' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 4°45' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°44'17" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1979	Jul 23, 1979 into Leo
Moon	27°31'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 6, 1979	Jul 8, 1979 into Capricorn
Mercury	11°03'27" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 1979	Sep 2, 1979 into Virgo
Venus	2°35'45" Cancer	Direct	Jul 6, 1979	Jul 30, 1979 into Leo
Mars	8°46'50" Gemini	Direct	Jun 26, 1979	Aug 8, 1979 into Cancer
Jupiter	12°18'24" Leo	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	Sep 29, 1979 into Virgo
Saturn	9°58'30" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	17°03'20" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°24'01" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°27'34" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	11°14'41" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on July 8, 1979

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 8, 16:07 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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Mercury and Jupiter sat 1 degrees apart in Leo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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