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Where Were the Planets on March 31, 1971?

Quick Answer

On March 31, 1971, the Sun was in Aries (10°07' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (28% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 31, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°08' Gemini at midnight UTC to 20°43' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 31, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°07'38" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1971	Apr 20, 1971 into Taurus
Moon	14°00'19" Gemini	Direct	Mar 30, 1971	Apr 1, 1971 into Cancer
Mercury	28°55'28" Aries	Direct	Mar 14, 1971	Apr 1, 1971 into Taurus
Venus	2°16'45" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1971	Apr 23, 1971 into Aries
Mars	11°23'44" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 12, 1971	May 3, 1971 into Aquarius
Jupiter	6°21'22" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1971	Jun 5, 1971 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°10'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	11°35'37" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°53'21" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	28°02'59" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	21°13'05" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on March 31, 1971

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 28% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 31, 19:32 UTC	Mars square Uranus	Exact square

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