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Where Were the Planets on March 18, 1971?

Quick Answer

On March 18, 1971, the Sun was in Pisces (27°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (66% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 18, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°52' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 14°30' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 18, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°14'24" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1971	Mar 21, 1971 into Aries
Moon	8°09'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 17, 1971	Mar 20, 1971 into Capricorn
Mercury	8°25'00" Aries	Direct	Mar 14, 1971	Apr 1, 1971 into Taurus
Venus	16°51'46" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 4, 1971	Mar 29, 1971 into Pisces
Mars	3°40'08" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 12, 1971	May 3, 1971 into Aquarius
Jupiter	6°25'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 14, 1971	Jun 5, 1971 into Scorpio
Saturn	18°49'43" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	12°08'46" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	3°01'25" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	28°24'09" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	21°54'23" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on March 18, 1971

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 66% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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