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Where Were the Planets on October 28, 1979?

Quick Answer

On October 28, 1979, the Sun was in Scorpio (4°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 28, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°58' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 10°50' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 28, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°28'07" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1979	Nov 22, 1979 into Sagittarius
Moon	3°52'47" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 28, 1979	Oct 30, 1979 into Pisces
Mercury	28°11'21" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 7, 1979	Oct 30, 1979 into Sagittarius
Venus	21°17'28" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 11, 1979	Nov 4, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mars	18°59'53" Leo	Direct	Sep 24, 1979	Nov 19, 1979 into Virgo
Jupiter	5°10'44" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	22°55'52" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	20°16'01" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°37'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°44'44" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	5°18'50" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on October 28, 1979

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 28, 05:16 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Oct 28, 13:06 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aquarius	4°31' Aquarius

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