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Where Were the Planets on September 13, 1979?

Quick Answer

On September 13, 1979, the Sun was in Virgo (20°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (48% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 13, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°31' Gemini at midnight UTC to 29°14' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 13, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°06'10" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1979	Sep 23, 1979 into Libra
Moon	22°55'32" Gemini	Direct	Sep 11, 1979	Sep 14, 1979 into Cancer
Mercury	20°20'57" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 1979	Sep 18, 1979 into Libra
Venus	25°16'03" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1979	Sep 17, 1979 into Libra
Mars	23°04'26" Cancer	Direct	Aug 8, 1979	Sep 24, 1979 into Leo
Jupiter	26°45'26" Leo	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	Sep 29, 1979 into Virgo
Saturn	17°37'07" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	17°55'56" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°46'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	17°59'58" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	7°41'48" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on September 13, 1979

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 13, 05:24 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Sep 13, 06:16 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	19°52' Gemini

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