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Where Were the Planets on December 20, 1979?

Quick Answer

On December 20, 1979, the Sun was in Sagittarius (27°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mercury squared Jupiter. Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts. Venus trined Saturn. Mercury squared Mars.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 20, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°50' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 19°50' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 20, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°59'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1979	Dec 22, 1979 into Capricorn
Moon	12°49'27" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 19, 1979	Dec 21, 1979 into Aquarius
Mercury	10°50'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1979	Jan 2, 1980 into Capricorn
Venus	27°11'05" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 28, 1979	Dec 22, 1979 into Aquarius
Mars	11°22'57" Virgo	Direct	Nov 19, 1979	Mar 11, 1980 into Leo
Jupiter	10°11'03" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	26°44'27" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	23°27'29" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°29'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°24'33" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	2°30'26" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on December 20, 1979

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 20, 00:51 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.
Dec 20, 03:10 UTC	Venus trine Saturn	Loyalty and steady affection. Good for long-term decisions about love and money.
Dec 20, 23:07 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Short fuses in conversation. Words land harder than intended.

Born on December 20, 1979?

The Sun, Mercury and Neptune were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. Mars and Jupiter sat 1 degrees apart in Virgo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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