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Where Were the Planets on August 30, 1979?

Quick Answer

On August 30, 1979, the Sun was in Virgo (6°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 30, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°58' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 9°58' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 30, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°31'33" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1979	Sep 23, 1979 into Libra
Moon	3°25'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 30, 1979	Sep 1, 1979 into Capricorn
Mercury	23°35'36" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 1979	Sep 2, 1979 into Virgo
Venus	7°53'14" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1979	Sep 17, 1979 into Libra
Mars	14°17'36" Cancer	Direct	Aug 8, 1979	Sep 24, 1979 into Leo
Jupiter	23°46'18" Leo	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	Sep 29, 1979 into Virgo
Saturn	15°51'59" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	17°26'44" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°43'09" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	17°31'24" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	8°26'17" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on August 30, 1979

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 30, 05:39 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Aug 30, 14:38 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction
Aug 30, 18:09 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	6°46' Sagittarius

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