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Where Were the Planets on July 31, 1979?

Quick Answer

On July 31, 1979, the Sun was in Leo (7°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (43% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 31, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°57' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°17' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 31, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°41'39" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1979	Aug 23, 1979 into Virgo
Moon	29°05'21" Libra	Direct	Jul 29, 1979	Jul 31, 1979 into Scorpio
Mercury	8°04'43" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1979	Sep 2, 1979 into Virgo
Venus	0°48'53" Leo	Direct	Jul 30, 1979	Aug 24, 1979 into Virgo
Mars	24°36'00" Gemini	Direct	Jun 26, 1979	Aug 8, 1979 into Cancer
Jupiter	17°12'54" Leo	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	Sep 29, 1979 into Virgo
Saturn	12°18'01" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	16°55'48" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°57'10" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°45'07" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	10°01'36" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on July 31, 1979

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 31, 13:46 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jul 31, 17:26 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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