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Where Were the Planets on July 22, 1979?

Quick Answer

On July 22, 1979, the Sun was in Cancer (29°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Mercury, 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 22, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°20' Cancer at midnight UTC to 17°37' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 22, 1979
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun29°05'31" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon11°30'33" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury13°37'07" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Venus19°44'59" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars18°28'50" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter15°15'58" LeoDirect into Virgo
Saturn11°20'02" VirgoDirect into Libra
Uranus16°55'32" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune18°06'18" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto16°36'12" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node10°30'12" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on July 22, 1979

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on July 22, 1979?

Mercury and Jupiter sat 2 degrees 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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