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Where Were the Planets on July 21, 1979?

Quick Answer

On July 21, 1979, the Sun was in Cancer (28°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 21, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°52' Gemini at midnight UTC to 5°20' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 21, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°08'13" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1979	Jul 23, 1979 into Leo
Moon	29°07'59" Gemini	Direct	Jul 19, 1979	Jul 21, 1979 into Cancer
Mercury	13°56'37" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1979	Sep 2, 1979 into Virgo
Venus	18°31'19" Cancer	Direct	Jul 6, 1979	Jul 30, 1979 into Leo
Mars	17°47'41" Gemini	Direct	Jun 26, 1979	Aug 8, 1979 into Cancer
Jupiter	15°03'04" Leo	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	Sep 29, 1979 into Virgo
Saturn	11°13'50" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	16°55'46" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°07'26" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°35'22" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	10°33'23" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on July 21, 1979

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 21, 13:40 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jul 21, 23:12 UTC	Mars opposite Neptune	Exact opposition

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