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Where Were the Planets on March 18, 1975?

Quick Answer

On March 18, 1975, the Sun was in Pisces (27°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (26% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Jupiter entered Aries, a sign change that comes around once every 12 years or so. Mars sextiled Neptune. Inspired action. Good for dance, art, charity and following a hunch.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 18, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°46' Taurus at midnight UTC to 5°27' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 18, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°16'06" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1975	Mar 21, 1975 into Aries
Moon	29°05'29" Taurus	Direct	Mar 16, 1975	Mar 18, 1975 into Gemini
Mercury	2°45'40" Pisces	Direct	Mar 16, 1975	Apr 4, 1975 into Aries
Venus	28°17'40" Aries	Direct	Feb 23, 1975	Mar 19, 1975 into Taurus
Mars	11°31'42" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 3, 1975	Apr 11, 1975 into Pisces
Jupiter	29°57'10" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	11°57'24" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	1°46'10" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1974	May 1, 1975 into Libra
Neptune	11°47'14" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	8°11'32" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	4°32'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 18, 1975

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 27% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 18, 13:43 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Mar 18, 16:41 UTC	Jupiter enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Mar 18, 20:10 UTC	Mars sextile Neptune	Inspired action. Good for dance, art, charity and following a hunch.

Born on March 18, 1975?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Pisces, so everyone born that day is a Pisces several times over.

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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