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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1978?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1978, the Sun was in Pisces (25°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°41' Gemini at midnight UTC to 28°35' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°32'39" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1978	Mar 20, 1978 into Aries
Moon	22°39'32" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1978	Mar 17, 1978 into Cancer
Mercury	10°57'49" Aries	Direct	Mar 10, 1978	May 16, 1978 into Taurus
Venus	8°28'33" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 1978	Apr 2, 1978 into Taurus
Mars	23°25'21" Cancer	Direct	Jan 26, 1978	Apr 10, 1978 into Leo
Jupiter	27°02'15" Gemini	Direct	Dec 30, 1977	Apr 12, 1978 into Cancer
Saturn	25°00'18" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	16°08'00" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°18'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	15°52'10" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	6°36'34" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 16, 1978

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 18:21 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Gemini	25°48' Gemini

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