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Where Were the Planets on March 3, 1978?

Quick Answer

On March 3, 1978, the Sun was in Pisces (12°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (37% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 3, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°30' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 4°47' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 3, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°33'07" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1978	Mar 20, 1978 into Aries
Moon	27°38'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 1, 1978	Mar 3, 1978 into Capricorn
Mercury	16°27'19" Pisces	Direct	Feb 22, 1978	Mar 10, 1978 into Aries
Venus	22°17'22" Pisces	Direct	Feb 13, 1978	Mar 9, 1978 into Aries
Mars	22°16'57" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	Jan 26, 1978	Apr 10, 1978 into Leo
Jupiter	26°17'17" Gemini	Direct	Dec 30, 1977	Apr 12, 1978 into Cancer
Saturn	25°55'03" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	16°20'35" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°14'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°10'54" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	7°17'53" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 3, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 37% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 3, 10:36 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine
Mar 3, 11:52 UTC	Venus trine Mars	Exact trine
Mar 3, 15:57 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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