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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1979?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1979, the Sun was in Cancer (24°19' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (39% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°43' Taurus at midnight UTC to 14°08' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°19'08" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1979	Jul 23, 1979 into Leo
Moon	7°28'28" Taurus	Direct	Jul 16, 1979	Jul 19, 1979 into Gemini
Mercury	14°26'51" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Jun 27, 1979	Sep 2, 1979 into Virgo
Venus	13°36'53" Cancer	Direct	Jul 6, 1979	Jul 30, 1979 into Leo
Mars	15°02'25" Gemini	Direct	Jun 26, 1979	Aug 8, 1979 into Cancer
Jupiter	14°11'48" Leo	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	Sep 29, 1979 into Virgo
Saturn	10°49'36" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	16°57'12" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°12'11" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°32'22" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	10°46'05" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on July 17, 1979

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 39% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on July 17, 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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