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Where Were the Planets on July 14, 1979?

Quick Answer

On July 14, 1979, the Sun was in Cancer (21°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (72% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 14, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°39' Pisces at midnight UTC to 2°58' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 14, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°27'27" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1979	Jul 23, 1979 into Leo
Moon	25°51'53" Pisces	Direct	Jul 12, 1979	Jul 14, 1979 into Aries
Mercury	13°58'59" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 1979	Sep 2, 1979 into Virgo
Venus	9°56'18" Cancer	Direct	Jul 6, 1979	Jul 30, 1979 into Leo
Mars	12°57'48" Gemini	Direct	Jun 26, 1979	Aug 8, 1979 into Cancer
Jupiter	13°33'41" Leo	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	Sep 29, 1979 into Virgo
Saturn	10°32'01" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	16°58'48" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°15'58" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°30'28" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	10°55'37" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on July 14, 1979

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 14, 18:56 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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