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Where Were the Planets on March 24, 1978?

Quick Answer

On March 24, 1978, the Sun was in Aries (3°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 24, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°41' Virgo at midnight UTC to 7°55' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 24, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°29'23" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1978	Apr 20, 1978 into Taurus
Moon	1°16'25" Libra	Direct	Mar 24, 1978	Mar 26, 1978 into Scorpio
Mercury	22°01'45" Aries	Direct	Mar 10, 1978	May 16, 1978 into Taurus
Venus	18°23'57" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 1978	Apr 2, 1978 into Taurus
Mars	24°58'21" Cancer	Direct	Jan 26, 1978	Apr 10, 1978 into Leo
Jupiter	27°44'40" Gemini	Direct	Dec 30, 1977	Apr 12, 1978 into Cancer
Saturn	24°32'12" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	15°56'19" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°18'48" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	15°39'26" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	6°11'09" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 24, 1978

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 24, 09:41 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Mar 24, 10:20 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine
Mar 24, 16:22 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Libra	3°41' Libra

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