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Where Were the Planets on March 24, 1976?

Quick Answer

On March 24, 1976, the Sun was in Aries (3°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (33% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 24, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°08' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 0°52' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 24, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°58'32" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1976	Apr 19, 1976 into Taurus
Moon	24°32'40" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 22, 1976	Mar 24, 1976 into Aquarius
Mercury	25°54'06" Pisces	Direct	Mar 9, 1976	Mar 26, 1976 into Aries
Venus	11°39'53" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 1976	Apr 8, 1976 into Aries
Mars	2°39'43" Cancer	Direct	Mar 18, 1976	May 16, 1976 into Leo
Jupiter	29°33'27" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	26°02'02" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1976	Jun 5, 1976 into Leo
Uranus	6°22'22" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°56'50" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	10°31'32" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	14°50'32" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on March 24, 1976

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 33% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 24, 13:40 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine
Mar 24, 22:19 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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