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Where Were the Planets on December 26, 1979?

Quick Answer

On December 26, 1979, the Sun was in Capricorn (4°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 26, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°46' Aries at midnight UTC to 14°48' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 26, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°06'39" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1979	Jan 20, 1980 into Aquarius
Moon	7°48'52" Aries	Direct	Dec 25, 1979	Dec 28, 1979 into Taurus
Mercury	19°38'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1979	Jan 2, 1980 into Capricorn
Venus	4°36'30" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 22, 1979	Jan 16, 1980 into Pisces
Mars	12°52'45" Virgo	Direct	Nov 19, 1979	Mar 11, 1980 into Leo
Jupiter	10°14'42" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	26°53'54" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	23°46'25" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°43'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°31'20" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	2°11'22" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on December 26, 1979

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 26, 05:11 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	3°49' Aries

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