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Where Were the Planets on March 2, 1978?

Quick Answer

On March 2, 1978, the Sun was in Pisces (11°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 2, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°23' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 20°29' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 2, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°32'57" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1978	Mar 20, 1978 into Aries
Moon	13°25'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 1, 1978	Mar 3, 1978 into Capricorn
Mercury	14°32'20" Pisces	Direct	Feb 22, 1978	Mar 10, 1978 into Aries
Venus	21°02'30" Pisces	Direct	Feb 13, 1978	Mar 9, 1978 into Aries
Mars	22°16'31" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	Jan 26, 1978	Apr 10, 1978 into Leo
Jupiter	26°15'08" Gemini	Direct	Dec 30, 1977	Apr 12, 1978 into Cancer
Saturn	25°59'37" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	16°21'12" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°13'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°12'12" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	7°21'03" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 2, 1978

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 2, 08:34 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	11°24' Sagittarius

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