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Where Were the Planets on October 5, 1979?

Quick Answer

On October 5, 1979, the Sun was in Libra (11°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 5, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°42' Pisces at midnight UTC to 14°42' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 5, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°39'05" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1979	Oct 24, 1979 into Scorpio
Moon	7°13'19" Aries	Direct	Oct 5, 1979	Oct 7, 1979 into Taurus
Mercury	27°29'16" Libra	Direct	Sep 18, 1979	Oct 7, 1979 into Scorpio
Venus	22°38'35" Libra	Direct	Sep 17, 1979	Oct 11, 1979 into Scorpio
Mars	6°14'56" Leo	Direct	Sep 24, 1979	Nov 19, 1979 into Virgo
Jupiter	1°10'19" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	20°19'59" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	18°57'20" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°04'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	18°50'12" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	6°31'54" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on October 5, 1979

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 5, 00:28 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Oct 5, 19:35 UTC	Full Moon in Aries	11°58' Aries

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