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Where Were the Planets on July 15, 1979?

Quick Answer

On July 15, 1979, the Sun was in Cancer (22°24' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (61% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Venus sextiled Saturn. Loyalty and steady affection. Good for long-term decisions about love and money. Mars sextiled Jupiter.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 15, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°59' Aries at midnight UTC to 17°00' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 15, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°24'40" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1979	Jul 23, 1979 into Leo
Moon	10°02'27" Aries	Direct	Jul 14, 1979	Jul 16, 1979 into Taurus
Mercury	14°12'59" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 1979	Sep 2, 1979 into Virgo
Venus	11°09'48" Cancer	Direct	Jul 6, 1979	Jul 30, 1979 into Leo
Mars	13°39'24" Gemini	Direct	Jun 26, 1979	Aug 8, 1979 into Cancer
Jupiter	13°46'22" Leo	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	Sep 29, 1979 into Virgo
Saturn	10°37'49" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	16°58'13" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°14'41" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°31'04" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	10°52'26" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on July 15, 1979

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 15, 00:39 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Loyalty and steady affection. Good for long-term decisions about love and money.
Jul 15, 17:46 UTC	Mars sextile Jupiter	Effort is rewarded. Good for sport, launches and bold asks.

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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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