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Where Were the Planets on December 27, 1979?

Quick Answer

On December 27, 1979, the Sun was in Capricorn (5°07' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (64% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Mercury met Neptune in Sagittarius. Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork. Mercury sextiled Pluto.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 27, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°49' Aries at midnight UTC to 28°45' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 27, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°07'47" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1979	Jan 20, 1980 into Aquarius
Moon	21°48'35" Aries	Direct	Dec 25, 1979	Dec 28, 1979 into Taurus
Mercury	21°08'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1979	Jan 2, 1980 into Capricorn
Venus	5°50'38" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 22, 1979	Jan 16, 1980 into Pisces
Mars	13°05'54" Virgo	Direct	Nov 19, 1979	Mar 11, 1980 into Leo
Jupiter	10°14'38" Virgo	Stationing direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	26°55'05" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	23°49'28" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°45'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°32'20" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	2°08'12" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on December 27, 1979

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 27, 05:35 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.
Dec 27, 18:21 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Penetrating focus. Good for investigation and frank talks.

Born on December 27, 1979?

Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day carries a strong Virgo streak alongside their Capricorn Sun. Mercury and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Sagittarius, 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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