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Where Were the Planets on March 1, 1978?

Quick Answer

On March 1, 1978, the Sun was in Pisces (10°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (60% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 1, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°28' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 6°22' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 1, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°32'45" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1978	Mar 20, 1978 into Aries
Moon	29°24'06" Scorpio	Direct	Feb 27, 1978	Mar 1, 1978 into Sagittarius
Mercury	12°38'00" Pisces	Direct	Feb 22, 1978	Mar 10, 1978 into Aries
Venus	19°47'37" Pisces	Direct	Feb 13, 1978	Mar 9, 1978 into Aries
Mars	22°16'49" Cancer	Stationing direct	Jan 26, 1978	Apr 10, 1978 into Leo
Jupiter	26°13'10" Gemini	Direct	Dec 30, 1977	Apr 12, 1978 into Cancer
Saturn	26°04'13" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	16°21'45" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°12'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°13'29" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	7°24'14" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 1, 1978

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 60% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 1, 13:01 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on March 1, 1978?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus 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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