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Where Were the Planets on July 10, 1979?

Quick Answer

On July 10, 1979, the Sun was in Cancer (17°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 10, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°29' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 4°21' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 10, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°38'39" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1979	Jul 23, 1979 into Leo
Moon	26°54'39" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 8, 1979	Jul 10, 1979 into Aquarius
Mercury	12°18'29" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 1979	Sep 2, 1979 into Virgo
Venus	5°02'31" Cancer	Direct	Jul 6, 1979	Jul 30, 1979 into Leo
Mars	10°10'45" Gemini	Direct	Jun 26, 1979	Aug 8, 1979 into Cancer
Jupiter	12°43'21" Leo	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	Sep 29, 1979 into Virgo
Saturn	10°09'25" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	17°01'38" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°21'16" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°28'24" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	11°08'20" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on July 10, 1979

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 10, 11:07 UTC	Mars square Saturn	Exact square
Jul 10, 16:58 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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