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April 1979

A full moon in Libra on April 12 and a new moon in Taurus on April 26; Mercury retrograde ends April 7.

Mars opposition Pluto

17°16′ Aries–Libra · April 29, 5:53 am ET

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This month

  • First Quarter · CancerApr 4 · 4:58 am
  • Full Moon · LibraApr 12 · 8:16 am
  • Last Quarter · CapricornApr 19 · 1:31 pm
  • New Moon · TaurusApr 26 · 8:15 am
  • Mercury stations directApr 7 · 12:20 am

Mercury retrograde Mar 14 – Apr 7

All times Eastern (America/New_York) — the printed edition's anchor.

Notable aspects

  • Mars opposition PlutoApr 29 · 5:53 am
  • Mars trine JupiterApr 5 · 7:23 pm
  • Mercury conjunction MarsApr 2 · 1:06 pm
  • Sun opposition PlutoApr 8 · 1:51 am
  • Sun trine NeptuneApr 10 · 4:08 pm
  • Venus square NeptuneApr 14 · 10:29 pm
  • Venus trine JupiterApr 23 · 3:51 am
  • Sun trine SaturnApr 27 · 8:41 pm