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Where Were the Planets on August 14, 1979?

Quick Answer

On August 14, 1979, the Sun was in Leo (21°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 14, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°42' Taurus at midnight UTC to 24°07' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 14, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°06'25" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1979	Aug 23, 1979 into Virgo
Moon	17°28'13" Taurus	Direct	Aug 13, 1979	Aug 15, 1979 into Gemini
Mercury	3°50'42" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 1979	Sep 2, 1979 into Virgo
Venus	18°04'42" Leo	Direct	Jul 30, 1979	Aug 24, 1979 into Virgo
Mars	3°55'42" Cancer	Direct	Aug 8, 1979	Sep 24, 1979 into Leo
Jupiter	20°16'44" Leo	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	Sep 29, 1979 into Virgo
Saturn	13°54'45" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	17°04'34" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°47'15" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	17°03'47" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	9°17'07" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on August 14, 1979

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 14, 06:23 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine
Aug 14, 19:02 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	21°23' Taurus

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