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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1979?

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On July 16, 1979, the Sun was in Cancer (23°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Mars. Decisive thinking. Good for debates, negotiations and clearing a to-do list.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°00' Aries at midnight UTC to 0°43' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1979
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun23°21'54" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon23°54'32" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury14°22'18" LeoStationing retrograde into Virgo
Venus12°23'20" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars14°20'57" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter13°59'04" LeoDirect into Virgo
Saturn10°43'41" VirgoDirect into Libra
Uranus16°57'41" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune18°13'25" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto16°31'42" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node10°49'16" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on July 16, 1979

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Last Quarter Moon in Aries23°19' Aries
Mercury sextile MarsDecisive thinking. Good for debates, negotiations and clearing a to-do list.
The Moon enters TaurusLeaves Aries

Born on July 16, 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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