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Where Were the Planets on July 18, 1979?

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On July 18, 1979, the Sun was in Cancer (25°16' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (29% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Mercury met Jupiter in Leo while Mercury was retrograde. 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 18, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°08' Taurus at midnight UTC to 27°17' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 18, 1979
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°16'23" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon20°45'20" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury14°26'34" LeoStationing direct into Virgo
Venus14°50'27" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars15°43'50" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter14°24'35" LeoDirect into Virgo
Saturn10°55'34" VirgoDirect into Libra
Uranus16°56'46" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune18°10'57" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto16°33'04" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node10°42'55" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on July 18, 1979

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on July 18, 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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