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Where Were the Planets on November 19, 1979?

Quick Answer

On November 19, 1979, the Sun was in Scorpio (26°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 19, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°05' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 0°01' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 19, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°33'10" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1979	Nov 22, 1979 into Sagittarius
Moon	23°32'01" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 17, 1979	Nov 19, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mercury	28°11'14" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 18, 1979	Dec 12, 1979 into Sagittarius
Venus	18°40'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 4, 1979	Nov 28, 1979 into Capricorn
Mars	29°49'10" Leo	Direct	Sep 24, 1979	Nov 19, 1979 into Virgo
Jupiter	8°07'25" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	24°58'30" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	21°37'35" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	19°20'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	20°33'04" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	4°08'56" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on November 19, 1979

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

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 19, 18:04 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	26°48' Scorpio
Nov 19, 21:35 UTC	Mars enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Nov 19, 23:56 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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