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Where Were the Planets on July 20, 1979?

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On July 20, 1979, the Sun was in Cancer (27°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (12% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Venus trined Uranus. A fresh spark: new people, a new look, unexpected fun.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 20, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°11' Gemini at midnight UTC to 22°51' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 20, 1979
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun27°10'55" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon16°33'43" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury14°11'25" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Venus17°17'40" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars17°06'28" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter14°50'13" LeoDirect into Virgo
Saturn11°07'42" VirgoDirect into Libra
Uranus16°56'03" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune18°08'35" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto16°34'34" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node10°36'33" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on July 20, 1979

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus trine UranusA fresh spark: new people, a new look, unexpected fun.

Born on July 20, 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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