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Where Were the Planets on September 11, 1979?

Quick Answer

On September 11, 1979, the Sun was in Virgo (18°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (68% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mercury met Saturn in Virgo. Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations. The Sun squared Neptune. The Sun sextiled Uranus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 11, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°51' Taurus at midnight UTC to 3°23' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 11, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°09'25" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1979	Sep 23, 1979 into Libra
Moon	26°40'58" Taurus	Direct	Sep 9, 1979	Sep 11, 1979 into Gemini
Mercury	16°35'01" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 1979	Sep 18, 1979 into Libra
Venus	22°46'56" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1979	Sep 17, 1979 into Libra
Mars	21°50'12" Cancer	Direct	Aug 8, 1979	Sep 24, 1979 into Leo
Jupiter	26°20'13" Leo	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	Sep 29, 1979 into Virgo
Saturn	17°22'04" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	17°51'14" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°45'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	17°55'41" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	7°48'10" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on September 11, 1979

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 11, 02:05 UTC	The Sun square Neptune	Low energy and mixed signals. Read anything important twice before signing.
Sep 11, 04:13 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	A welcome jolt, usually a fresh idea or a change that turns out easy to make.
Sep 11, 17:53 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Sep 11, 22:38 UTC	Mercury conjunct Saturn	Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations.

Born on September 11, 1979?

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