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Where Were the Planets on November 24, 1979?

Quick Answer

On November 24, 1979, the Sun was in Sagittarius (1°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (25% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 24, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°53' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 7°43' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 24, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°36'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1979	Dec 22, 1979 into Capricorn
Moon	0°48'07" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 24, 1979	Nov 26, 1979 into Pisces
Mercury	22°02'33" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 18, 1979	Dec 12, 1979 into Sagittarius
Venus	24°54'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 4, 1979	Nov 28, 1979 into Capricorn
Mars	2°01'42" Virgo	Direct	Nov 19, 1979	Mar 11, 1980 into Leo
Jupiter	8°38'17" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	25°21'30" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	21°56'10" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	19°31'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	20°42'58" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	3°53'03" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on November 24, 1979

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 24, 10:36 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Nov 24, 14:34 UTC	Mercury conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction
Nov 24, 21:18 UTC	Venus square Saturn	Exact square

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