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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1979?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1979, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°12' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°49' Gemini at midnight UTC to 23°08' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°12'20" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1979	Jan 20, 1980 into Aquarius
Moon	16°31'15" Gemini	Direct	Dec 30, 1979	Jan 1, 1980 into Cancer
Mercury	27°11'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1979	Jan 2, 1980 into Capricorn
Venus	10°46'51" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 22, 1979	Jan 16, 1980 into Pisces
Mars	13°53'03" Virgo	Direct	Nov 19, 1979	Mar 11, 1980 into Leo
Jupiter	10°12'24" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	26°58'47" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	24°01'20" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°54'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°36'04" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	1°55'29" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on December 31, 1979

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 08:36 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square

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