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Where Were the Planets on September 7, 1979?

Quick Answer

On September 7, 1979, the Sun was in Virgo (14°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 7, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°30' Pisces at midnight UTC to 6°34' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 7, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°16'21" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1979	Sep 23, 1979 into Libra
Moon	29°04'16" Pisces	Direct	Sep 5, 1979	Sep 7, 1979 into Aries
Mercury	8°54'17" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 1979	Sep 18, 1979 into Libra
Venus	17°48'51" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1979	Sep 17, 1979 into Libra
Mars	19°20'41" Cancer	Direct	Aug 8, 1979	Sep 24, 1979 into Leo
Jupiter	25°29'22" Leo	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	Sep 29, 1979 into Virgo
Saturn	16°51'58" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	17°42'23" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°44'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	17°47'18" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	8°00'52" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on September 7, 1979

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 7, 09:51 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Sep 7, 10:30 UTC	Venus square Neptune	Exact square
Sep 7, 13:28 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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