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Where Were the Planets on October 31, 1979?

Quick Answer

On October 31, 1979, the Sun was in Scorpio (7°27' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (82% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 31, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°17' Pisces at midnight UTC to 23°48' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 31, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°27'56" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1979	Nov 22, 1979 into Sagittarius
Moon	16°32'11" Pisces	Direct	Oct 30, 1979	Nov 1, 1979 into Aries
Mercury	1°07'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 30, 1979	Nov 18, 1979 into Scorpio
Venus	25°01'40" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 11, 1979	Nov 4, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mars	20°33'49" Leo	Direct	Sep 24, 1979	Nov 19, 1979 into Virgo
Jupiter	5°38'19" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	23°14'23" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	20°26'57" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°43'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°51'40" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	5°09'18" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on October 31, 1979

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 31, 05:59 UTC	Mars square Uranus	Exact square

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