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Where Were the Planets on March 9, 1978?

Quick Answer

On March 9, 1978, the Sun was in Pisces (18°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 9, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°39' Pisces at midnight UTC to 0°29' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 9, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°33'35" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1978	Mar 20, 1978 into Aries
Moon	23°36'43" Pisces	Direct	Mar 7, 1978	Mar 9, 1978 into Aries
Mercury	28°03'50" Pisces	Direct	Feb 22, 1978	Mar 10, 1978 into Aries
Venus	29°46'05" Pisces	Direct	Feb 13, 1978	Mar 9, 1978 into Aries
Mars	22°34'31" Cancer	Direct	Jan 26, 1978	Apr 10, 1978 into Leo
Jupiter	26°34'11" Gemini	Direct	Dec 30, 1977	Apr 12, 1978 into Cancer
Saturn	25°28'36" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	16°15'49" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°16'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°02'37" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	6°58'49" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 9, 1978

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 9, 02:36 UTC	New Moon in Pisces	18°10' Pisces
Mar 9, 05:17 UTC	The Sun square Neptune	Exact square
Mar 9, 16:28 UTC	Venus enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Mar 9, 23:08 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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