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Where Were the Planets on March 10, 1978?

Quick Answer

On March 10, 1978, the Sun was in Pisces (19°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury moved from Pisces into Aries.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 10, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°29' Aries at midnight UTC to 13°59' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 10, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°33'33" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1978	Mar 20, 1978 into Aries
Moon	7°17'24" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 1978	Mar 12, 1978 into Taurus
Mercury	29°59'11" Pisces	Direct	Feb 22, 1978	Mar 10, 1978 into Aries
Venus	1°00'48" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 1978	Apr 2, 1978 into Taurus
Mars	22°39'52" Cancer	Direct	Jan 26, 1978	Apr 10, 1978 into Leo
Jupiter	26°37'39" Gemini	Direct	Dec 30, 1977	Apr 12, 1978 into Cancer
Saturn	25°24'23" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	16°14'51" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°17'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°01'11" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	6°55'38" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 10, 1978

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 10, 12:10 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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Mercury and Venus sat 1 degrees apart in Pisces, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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