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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1979?

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On August 16, 1979, the Sun was in Leo (23°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (33% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Venus met Jupiter in Leo. One of the sweetest contacts of the year: generosity, pleasure and goodwill.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°12' Gemini at midnight UTC to 19°56' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1979
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun23°01'43" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon13°37'08" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury4°53'30" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus20°33'01" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mars5°14'32" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter20°43'03" LeoDirect into Virgo
Saturn14°09'05" VirgoDirect into Libra
Uranus17°06'39" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune17°46'18" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto17°06'53" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node9°10'46" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on August 16, 1979

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 33% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus conjunct JupiterOne of the sweetest contacts of the year: generosity, pleasure and goodwill.

Born on August 16, 1979?

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