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Where Were the Planets on August 11, 1979?

Quick Answer

On August 11, 1979, the Sun was in Leo (18°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (84% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 11, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°03' Pisces at midnight UTC to 12°38' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 11, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°13'40" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1979	Aug 23, 1979 into Virgo
Moon	5°23'55" Aries	Direct	Aug 11, 1979	Aug 13, 1979 into Taurus
Mercury	3°10'07" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Jun 27, 1979	Sep 2, 1979 into Virgo
Venus	14°22'24" Leo	Direct	Jul 30, 1979	Aug 24, 1979 into Virgo
Mars	1°56'56" Cancer	Direct	Aug 8, 1979	Sep 24, 1979 into Leo
Jupiter	19°37'16" Leo	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	Sep 29, 1979 into Virgo
Saturn	13°33'28" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	17°01'51" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°48'55" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°59'19" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	9°26'39" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on August 11, 1979

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 11, 01:47 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine
Aug 11, 03:09 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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