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Where Were the Planets on March 8, 1978?

Quick Answer

On March 8, 1978, the Sun was in Pisces (17°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury squared Jupiter. Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 8, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°31' Pisces at midnight UTC to 16°38' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 8, 1978
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun17°33'35" PiscesDirect into Aries
Moon9°37'05" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mercury26°07'53" PiscesDirect into Aries
Venus28°31'21" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars22°29'51" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter26°30'53" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Saturn25°32'53" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Uranus16°16'45" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune18°16'30" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto16°04'03" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node7°01'59" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on March 8, 1978

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

DateEventDetail
Mercury square JupiterToo many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.

Born on March 8, 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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