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Where Were the Planets on March 31, 1976?

Quick Answer

On March 31, 1976, the Sun was in Aries (10°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 31, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°30' Aries at midnight UTC to 25°17' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 31, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°54'02" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1976	Apr 19, 1976 into Taurus
Moon	19°24'19" Aries	Direct	Mar 29, 1976	Apr 1, 1976 into Taurus
Mercury	9°35'20" Aries	Direct	Mar 26, 1976	Apr 10, 1976 into Taurus
Venus	20°17'50" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 1976	Apr 8, 1976 into Aries
Mars	5°56'08" Cancer	Direct	Mar 18, 1976	May 16, 1976 into Leo
Jupiter	1°10'19" Taurus	Direct	Mar 26, 1976	Aug 23, 1976 into Gemini
Saturn	26°02'11" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1976	Jun 5, 1976 into Leo
Uranus	6°07'31" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°54'04" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	10°19'50" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	14°28'17" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on March 31, 1976

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 31, 20:40 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Mar 31, 20:50 UTC	Mars trine Uranus	Exact trine

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