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Where Were the Planets on July 11, 1979?

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On July 11, 1979, the Sun was in Cancer (18°35' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Mercury met Jupiter in Leo. Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 11, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°21' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 19°15' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 11, 1979
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun18°35'51" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon11°49'11" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mercury12°50'01" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus6°15'56" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars10°52'37" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter12°55'53" LeoDirect into Virgo
Saturn10°14'59" VirgoDirect into Libra
Uranus17°00'52" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune18°19'55" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto16°28'52" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node11°05'09" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on July 11, 1979

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury conjunct JupiterBig ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching.

Born on July 11, 1979?

Mercury and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Leo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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