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Where Were the Planets on July 26, 1979?

Quick Answer

On July 26, 1979, the Sun was in Leo (2°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (5% illuminated). Mercury 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 26, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°35' Leo at midnight UTC to 5°22' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 26, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°54'49" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1979	Aug 23, 1979 into Virgo
Moon	29°29'58" Leo	Direct	Jul 24, 1979	Jul 26, 1979 into Virgo
Mercury	11°36'48" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1979	Sep 2, 1979 into Virgo
Venus	24°39'52" Cancer	Direct	Jul 6, 1979	Jul 30, 1979 into Leo
Mars	21°12'44" Gemini	Direct	Jun 26, 1979	Aug 8, 1979 into Cancer
Jupiter	16°07'45" Leo	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	Sep 29, 1979 into Virgo
Saturn	11°45'20" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	16°55'08" Scorpio	Stationing retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°02'00" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°39'51" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	10°17'29" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on July 26, 1979

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 26, 13:01 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on July 26, 1979?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over.

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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