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Where Were the Planets on October 21, 1979?

Quick Answer

On October 21, 1979, the Sun was in Libra (27°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 21, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°52' Libra at midnight UTC to 8°15' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 21, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°29'30" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1979	Oct 24, 1979 into Scorpio
Moon	2°02'45" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 21, 1979	Oct 23, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mercury	19°59'30" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 7, 1979	Oct 30, 1979 into Sagittarius
Venus	12°34'14" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 11, 1979	Nov 4, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mars	15°15'01" Leo	Direct	Sep 24, 1979	Nov 19, 1979 into Virgo
Jupiter	4°02'38" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	22°10'47" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	19°50'57" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°26'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°28'17" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	5°41'04" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on October 21, 1979

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 21, 02:23 UTC	New Moon in Libra	27°05' Libra
Oct 21, 08:02 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 21, 09:10 UTC	Mercury conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

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