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Where Were the Planets on October 12, 1979?

Quick Answer

On October 12, 1979, the Sun was in Libra (18°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 12, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°51' Cancer at midnight UTC to 20°16' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 12, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°33'42" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1979	Oct 24, 1979 into Scorpio
Moon	14°06'48" Cancer	Direct	Oct 11, 1979	Oct 13, 1979 into Leo
Mercury	7°48'36" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 7, 1979	Oct 30, 1979 into Sagittarius
Venus	1°21'34" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 11, 1979	Nov 4, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mars	10°15'17" Leo	Direct	Sep 24, 1979	Nov 19, 1979 into Virgo
Jupiter	2°28'16" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	21°09'35" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	19°20'03" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°12'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°06'51" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	6°09'40" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on October 12, 1979

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 12, 03:22 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Oct 12, 21:24 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	18°57' Cancer

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