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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1978?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1978, the Sun was in Pisces (26°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (57% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°36' Gemini at midnight UTC to 10°28' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°32'23" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1978	Mar 20, 1978 into Aries
Moon	4°32'44" Cancer	Direct	Mar 17, 1978	Mar 19, 1978 into Leo
Mercury	12°37'58" Aries	Direct	Mar 10, 1978	May 16, 1978 into Taurus
Venus	9°43'04" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 1978	Apr 2, 1978 into Taurus
Mars	23°35'03" Cancer	Direct	Jan 26, 1978	Apr 10, 1978 into Leo
Jupiter	27°06'59" Gemini	Direct	Dec 30, 1977	Apr 12, 1978 into Cancer
Saturn	24°56'31" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	16°06'42" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°18'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	15°50'37" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	6°33'24" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 17, 1978

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 02:48 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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